Movie recommended by an Information Somatics researcher Doraemon Nobita no Uchu Kaitakushi (Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer)
We asked twelve University of Tokyo researchers working in a variety of fields to recommend a movie to us from the perspective of their own area of specialization. We hope these recommendations serve as a guide for your own movie-viewing, as well as pique your interest in each researcher’s academic endeavors.
Movie recommended by an Information Somatics researcher
Doraemon Nobita no Uchu Kaitakushi (Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer)
Masahiko InamiProfessor
Our abilities are enhanced by changes in our environment more than by our own efforts
As a child, I wasn’t good at sports. When I went to bat in baseball, for instance, the defenders would use the “Inami shift,” all moving in closer. Inspired by the jumping power of the characters from the anime series Cyborg 009, I practiced jumping from trees, but I fell and fractured my arm. These experiences contributed to my eventual realization that physical training just wasn’t for me. It was around that time that I went with my family to a movie theater in Tokyo’s Kameari district and saw this movie, the second feature-length Doraemon film. This was probably the first film in the Doraemon movie franchise to portray Gian, one of the main characters usually portrayed as a bully, as being a kind boy.
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