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Yamato

Yamato

20055.42h 23m

Overview

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where reviewers who have seen it have compared the military epic to "Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan."

Directed by Junya Satō
Written by Jun Henmi, Junya Satō
Produced by Noriko Koyanagi, Toshio Zushi
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Top Cast

Takashi Sorimachi

Takashi Sorimachi

Shohachi Moriwaki

Shido Nakamura

Shido Nakamura

Mamoru Uchida

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Taeko

Noboru Takachi

Noboru Takachi

Kawazoe

Jun'ichi Haruta

Jun'ichi Haruta

Hisao Koike

Ryô Hashizume

Ryô Hashizume

Yoshiharu Kojima

Ryūzō Hayashi

Ryūzō Hayashi

Ryunosuke Kusaka

Hiroyuki Hirayama

Hiroyuki Hirayama

Tamaki

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Tetsuzo Furumura

H

Hisashi Igawa

The Chairman

Themes & Keywords

world war iipacific warnaval warfare

About Yamato

Yamato is a war, history film released in 2005 exploring themes of world war ii, pacific war, naval warfare. Directed by Junya Satō, it stars Takashi Sorimachi, Shido Nakamura, Yu Aoi. Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where reviewers who have seen it have compared the military epic to "Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan."

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