Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
2016 1h 43m movie Film Japan

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan

映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の日本誕生

Synopsis

映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の日本誕生

Doraemon and his friends travel to ancient Japan where they meet Kukuru. When Kukuru tells them that his tribe has been enslaved by Gigazombie, Doraemon decides to help him.

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The 2015–2017 Japan Window

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan holds position #398 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.

The 3281st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

53
Reviews
65th
Review-volume percentile
49th
Popularity percentile

53 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
53
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,938 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,895 of 2,532 (top 75%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTOHO, TV Asahi, Fujiko Productions, Marbean Animation, Shin-Ei Animation
Runtime1h 43m
Release DateJanuary 26, 2016
IMDbtt5544700
Official Sitedoraeiga.com

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