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Yamato

2005-12-17 · 143 min · ★ 5.5

War · History

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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Directors
Junya Satō
Production companies
KADOKAWA, Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Takashi SorimachiTakashi SorimachiShohachi Moriwaki
Shidou NakamuraShidou NakamuraMamoru Uchida
Yu AoiYu AoiTaeko
Noboru TakachiNoboru TakachiKawazoe
Junichi HarutaJunichi HarutaHisao Koike
Ryô HashizumeRyô HashizumeYoshiharu Kojima
Ryūzō HayashiRyūzō HayashiRyunosuke Kusaka
Hiroyuki HirayamaHiroyuki HirayamaTamaki
Hirotaro HondaHirotaro HondaTetsuzo Furumura
Hisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaThe Chairman
Sosuke IkematsuSosuke IkematsuAtsushi
Chavetaro IshizakiChavetaro Ishizaki
Tetsuya WatariTetsuya Watari
Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya Nakadai
Kyoka SuzukiKyoka Suzuki
Kazushige NagashimaKazushige Nagashima
Kenichi MatsuyamaKenichi Matsuyama
Dai WatanabeDai Watanabe
Hiromi SakimotoHiromi Sakimoto
Kenta UchinoKenta Uchino

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