is a 2023 Japanese animated

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. It is the 42nd ''

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'' feature film. Directed by Takumi Doyama with a screenplay by Ryota Furusawa, it was released on 3 March 2023.

Plot

Nobita dreams of finding a perfect world, a true Utopia, together with Doraemon and his friends, he discovers Paradapia, an ideal city governed by three sages and guarded by Sonya, a flawless humanoid cat robot. While enjoying their new life, the group is approached by Marimba, a time-traveling bounty hunter, who reveals that Paradapia is actually a brainwashing facility created by Dr. Ray to control people’s minds. Nobita resists the brainwashing and helps his friends break free. Together, they stop Ray’s plan to control humanity through brainwashing, and Sonya sacrifices himself to contain the collapsing Paradapia. In the end, Ray is arrested, and Later, Doraemon finds Sonya’s memory module and uses it to revive him, offering hope for their reunion.

Cast

Soundtrack

The theme song is "Paradise" by

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Release

The film was released in theaters on 3 March 2023 in Japan. Vietnamese film distributor Lotte Cinema released this film in

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on 26 May 2023. It was released in

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on 1 June 2023, and in

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on 21 July 2023. The film was released by

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and

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on 27 July 2023. Odex also release the film in

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on 18 August 2023. It premiered in India on 4 May 2025 on

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Box office

According to

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, the film collected $37,475,850 as of 19 June 2023.

References

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