

Yamato
2005-12-17 · 143 min · ★ 5.5
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 SorimachiShohachi Moriwaki
Shidou NakamuraMamoru Uchida
Yu AoiTaeko
Noboru TakachiKawazoe
Junichi HarutaHisao Koike
Ryô HashizumeYoshiharu Kojima
Ryūzō HayashiRyunosuke Kusaka
Hiroyuki HirayamaTamaki
Hirotaro HondaTetsuzo Furumura
Hisashi IgawaThe Chairman
Sosuke IkematsuAtsushi
Chavetaro Ishizaki
Tetsuya Watari
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kyoka Suzuki
Kazushige Nagashima
Kenichi Matsuyama
Dai Watanabe
Hiromi Sakimoto
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