Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King

Doraemon Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King , Doraemon Nobita no Taiy Densetsu? is a featurelength Doraemon film which premiered on March 4, 2000. It was premiered on a bill with the Doraemons movie, Doki Doki Wildcat Engine .

In the present day, Nobita and his friends are rehearsing for a school play based on Snow White with Doraemons gadgets, but a series of miscasts halt their progress. Gian selfishly takes the gadgets to perform on an imaginary stadium, leading to Doraemon, Nobita, and Shizukas attempt to take them back through a time portal. Gians violent reaction breaks the portal, unknowingly connecting it to a tree in the forests of Mayana. Tios pet jerboalike creature, Popol ransacks Nobitas room and spreads his test papers throughout the forest, forcing Nobita and Doraemon to cross the portal to collect them. Along the way, Nobita is cornered by Tio until both land on a mud lake to his surprise, he finds out that both of them lookalike. The three attempt to escape through the portal, but Nobita lags behind and gets captured by the kingdom guards, who mistake him for Tio. Tio himself, amazed by the magic of presentday technology, decides that he will temporarily switch roles with Nobita for several days, which Doraemon reluctantly agrees.At Mayana, a culture shock and unexpected demands for a prince, including being able to war, initially become Nobitas hardships while assuming Tios role. However, Nobita astonishes the masses and Tios associates with his friendly nature, as they had to face their princes usual pride and rudeness. Using Doraemons gadgets, he helps the poor kingdom, cursed by Ledina, by manipulating the weather, further amazing the people. Nobita befriends Tios childhood friend, Kuku, whose father, Ishumaru, serves as Tios battle tutor. Kuku, long having had a crush on Tio, is pleased by Tios change of attitude when Nobita accepts her offer to make him a necklace. Meanwhile, Tios surly and violent tendencies constantly causes problems and eventually annoys even the likes of Shizuka, causing Doraemon to expose the secret. With Tio returning to Mayana alongside Doraemon, Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo, Nobita is forced to wear a womans attire so as to not confuse the othe

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