Entertainment news site Cinema Today has revealed that Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Jōki Jikansha (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Steam Time Locomotive), the 2027 entry in the long-running Doraemon film series, is set to open in Japan on March 5, 2027. The site also published the film’s first teaser video and teaser visual.
Story: Victorian London Awaits
The new film kicks off when Nobita and his friends travel back in time to 19th-century Victorian London, marking a distinctive historical setting for the franchise.
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- Director: Rushio Moriyama, who has served as a storyboarder and episode director on the Doraemon anime series since 2020.
- Screenplay: Makoto Ueda, known for The Tatami Galaxy, Tatami Time Machine Blues, and Penguin Highway.
Meanwhile, the 2026 Film Is Already in Theaters
The previous entry in the series, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil), opened in Japan on February 27, 2026.

