An old teddy bear, a grandmother's wish and a wedding with a missing groom: Stand by Me Doraemon 2 ties these together across past, present and future. Takashi Yamazaki and Ryuichi Yagi directed this 2020 Japanese family fantasy, which runs 96 minutes.
What is Stand by Me Doraemon 2 about?
Nobita comes across a worn teddy bear that his grandmother once gave him, and the find stirs up how much he misses her. With Doraemon at his side he travels back in time to see her again. She recognises the boy in front of her and tells him the one thing she would still like: to lay eyes on the bride he will marry someday. Granting that wish means heading the other way, into the future, to the day Nobita is supposed to wed his beloved Shizuka, the dream he has carried since childhood. Everything is ready when they arrive. The groom, however, is nowhere to be found. Doraemon and the young Nobita set out to learn why his grown-up self has not appeared, and to keep the promise made to his grandmother.
About the cast
The cast list opens with Wasabi Mizuta, followed by Megumi Oohara, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura and Tomokazu Seki. They supply the Japanese voices for Doraemon, Nobita and the circle of friends around them. The K-Time version comes with a Persian dub, so younger viewers can follow every line without reading.
Context & significance
As the number in the title signals, this is the second Stand by Me Doraemon feature, and it draws on one of the most popular episodes from the original story, the visit to Nobita's grandmother, then extends it toward his future. The genre tags are drama, family, fantasy and sci-fi, and each one earns its place: time travel gadgets drive the plot, but the weight sits on family ties and on a boy worrying about the adult he will become. The film's own description calls it a story of tears and bonds set in the past, present and future, which is a fair warning that it aims for the heart more than for slapstick. It has been warmly received and is among the better-liked family titles in the catalogue, suitable for children and for adults who grew up with the blue robot cat.
Watching Stand by Me Doraemon 2 on Ktime
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 plays on K-Time with a Persian dub, which makes it an easy pick for a family evening with children who are still learning to read. Sign in to your K-Time account to start the film; the page you are reading is open to everyone. The whole experience, from browsing to playback, is presented in Farsi for Iranian households abroad.