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, and the 36th film in the Doraemon franchise. The film is about the adventure of Nobita and his friend in Japan, 70,000 years ago. The opening theme song is "Yume o Kanaete Doraemon", performed by MAO and the ending theme song is "Sora e" performed by Masayoshi Yamazaki. 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 on 5 March 2016. It was adapted into a Nintendo 3DS video game, released March 3, 2016.