# Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West (1988)

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**Original title**: *映画ドラえもん のび太のパラレル西遊記*
**Runtime**: 90 min
**Genres**: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Tsutomu Shibayama
**Starring**: Nobuyo Oyama, Noriko Ohara, Michiko Nomura, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Kazuya Tatekabe, Masayuki Kato

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Even a time-traveling robot can’t resist a school play. The gang auditions for Journey to the West, then accidentally swaps eras with the story’s demons. Nobita gets cast as Son Goku and must now perform the legend for real or the world stays overrun.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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