Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (STAND BY ME 2) is a Japanese 3D computer animated science fiction comedy film based on the Doraemon manga series and a sequel to 2014 film Stand by Me Doraemon. Directed by Ryūichi Yagi and Takashi Yamazaki, it is largely based on Doraemon’ s 2000 short film Doraemon: A Grandmother’s Recollections and shortly based on Doraemon’s 2002 short film The Day When I Was Born.
Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film outside Asia and is scheduled for a December 24, 2021, release on the streaming platform.
Nobita – following his previous adventure – has managed to change his future for the better, making Shizuka marry him. Taken by despair, however, he decides to return to the past to re-meet his beloved grandmother, she died when he was still in kindergarten and to whom he was really fond of; grandmother is happy that Nobita came back in time to be with her, and confides in him a great desire: to meet his future bride. Meanwhile, the Nobita of the future, who is about to marry Shizuka and crown his “dream of happiness”, is seized by a panic attack and flees into the past to see Doraemon again, fearing that he is not the right person for Shizuka. However, the duo of Nobita and Doraemon is involved in a series of mishaps in the future, as well as the present, in order to fulfill Grandma’s wish of seeing Nobita’s bride. What takes place, is a roller coaster of emotions, fun and suspense.