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Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil Film Opens in Indian Theaters on October 2
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TV Asahi and PVR INOX Pictures announced on Thursday that they will release the 2026 Doraemon film, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil), in Indian theaters on October 2. The film will screen with Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs.
The companies revealed the Indian poster for the film. The companies also launched an Indian Instagram page for the film/franchise.
As the title indicates, this 45th 2D anime film (not counting the 3D CG Stand By Me Doraemon films) remakes the classic 1983 film Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil.
The film opened in Japan on February 27 and ranked at #1 in its first weekend. The film sold 621,000 tickets and earned 779,681,350 yen (about US$4.96 million) in its first three days. It ranked at #1 for six straight weekends. The film's release featured immersive "4D" screenings for the first time in the franchise.
Shōya Chiba voices the character El, a soldier of the Mu Federation tasked to keep an eye on Doraemon and his friends when they arrived at the bottom of the sea. Additionally, Ryō Hirohashi voices the Mizunaka Buggy (Underwater Buggy), the amphibious buggy car and one of Doraemon's secret gadgets.
Actress Airi Taira is an ambassador for the film, along with comedy duo Alco & Peace. They voice soldiers in the film.
Tetsuo Yajima (Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us, Pokémon XY) returned after directing episodes of the Doraemon television anime and contributing in other capacities to Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld, Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Steel Troops: The New Age, and Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Chikyū Symphony. Another veteran of the television anime, Isao Murayama (Witchy Precure!, Star Twinkle Precure, Bakugan), wrote the new film's screenplay.
Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Esekai Monogatari (Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales), the 44th film in the Doraemon franchise, opened in Japan in March 2025.
Source: Press release
