# Doraemon Comes Back (1998)

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**Original title**: *帰ってきたドラえもん*
**Runtime**: 27 min
**Genres**: Animation, Family
**Directed by**: Ayumu Watanabe
**Written by**: Noboru Shiroyama
**Starring**: Nobuyo Oyama, Noriko Ohara, Michiko Nomura, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Kazuya Tatekabe, Sachiko Chijimatsu

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The universe’s most loyal cat-bot drops by for a lapse in time. Nobita gets a last-minute robot reunion before his pocket companion clocks out. The film spends more on sentiment than on runtime.

**Mood tags**: cozy, tender

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