Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016

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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	ドラえもん 新・のび太の日本誕生
Literal meaning	Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Doraemon Shin • Nobita no Nippon Tanjō
Directed by	Shinnosuke Yakuwa
Written by	Shinnosuke Yakuwa (Screenplay) Higashi Shimzu
Based on	Doraemon by Fujiko F. Fujio
Produced by	Momoko Kawakita Shingo Namerikawa Kirika Tsuruza Hitoshi Ono Rena Takahashii Takuji Yamada Kenji Yoshida
Starring	Wasabi Mizuta Megumi Ōhara Yumi Kakazu Subaru Kimura Seki Tomokazu Kotono Mitsuishi Yasunori Matsumoto Chiaki Ryōko Shiraishi Hōchū Ōtsuka
Cinematography	Takashi Suehiro
Edited by	Toshihiko Kojima
Music by	Kan Sawada
Production company	Shin-Ei Animation
Distributed by	Toho
Release dates	March 5, 2016 (2016-03-05) (Japan) [1]
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$58.4 million

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (ドラえもん 新・のび太の日本誕生, Doraemon Shin • Nobita no Nippon Tanjō) is a 2016 Japanese animated science fiction adventure film written and directed by Shinnosuke Yakuwa. It is the 36th feature film of Doraemon franchise.^[2][3] It is a remake of the 1989 film Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan. The film is about the adventure of Nobita and his friend in Japan, 70,000 years ago. The taglines were "Friendship could cross over space-time", "Daddy, I saw the birth of Japan in 21st century", "We can see the birth of Japan in 21st Century" and "Some of the secrets only have in Japan".

The film was released in Japan on 5 March 2016 and released in United States on 2 July 2016.

It was adapted into a Nintendo 3DS video game, released March 3, 2016. It is available in the iTunes store with English subtitles in Malaysia and Singapore,^[4] and on DVD and Blu-ray with English subtitles in Hong Kong.^[5][6] This film was the 7th highest grossing Japanese film of the year.^[7] In September 2016, Indonesian Film Censorship Board listed and registered both Shin Godzilla and Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016.^[8]