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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 Film Premieres on Hungama TV on September 12
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The Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 anime film premiered on Hungama TV on September 12 at 11:36 a.m. IST. The channel will air a rerun of the film on the same day at 2:29 p.m. IST.
The channel will also air reruns of the film on September 13 at 10:30 a.m. IST, 6:00 p.m. IST, and 8:00 p.m. IST and on September 14 at 8:00 a.m. IST and 4:00 p.m. IST.
The film opened in theaters across Japan in March 2016.
The film is a remake of the Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Nippon Tanjō (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan) film, which originally opened in Japan in March 1989. Tsutomu Shibayama (chief director of the 1979 Doraemon television anime series and many of the films) directed the original film. In the film's story, Nobita comes up with the idea of running away from home because he is always being scolded at home and at school. Additionally, Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo all have their own reasons for running away from home. Together with Doraemon, they all travel through time to the Japan of 70,000 years ago.
The original film boasts the largest theatergoing audience in the Doraemon film franchise, with 4.2 million tickets sold.
Shinnosuke Yakuwa (Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo ~Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai~ director, assistant director for 2005 Doraemon television anime series) directed and wrote the script for the 2016 remake film.
Update: New rerun timings.
Sources: Hungama TV, "What's On India: TV Guide App" app
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