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Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (2016)

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 poster
Original title
映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の日本誕生
Directed by
Shinnosuke Yakuwa
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, science fiction film, family film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
G
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 78 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A robotic cat from the future and his young human friends travel back in time to prehistoric Japan. They help a lost caveman boy defend his village and restore the natural order of history.

whimsicallightheartedimaginativeplayfulwarmnostalgicaction-pacedfamily-friendly

What happens

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の日本誕生, Eiga 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. It is a remake of the 1989 film Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of 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, and on DVD and Blu-ray with English subtitles in Hong Kong. This film was the 7th highest grossing Japanese film of the year. In September 2016, Indonesia's Film Censorship Board listed and registered both Shin Godzilla and Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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