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Cast
Susumu Fujita
as Jiro Nomura
Gen Funabashi
as Ensign Yoshimura
Minoru Takada
as 2nd Fleet Commander-in-Chief Ito
Takamaru Sasaki
as Captain Aruga
Toranosuke Ogawa
as Combined Fleet Chief of Staff Kusaka
Bontarō Miake
as Chief army surgeon Yamada
Ichirō Izawa
as Lieutenant Iwao Usubuchi
Akihiko Katayama
as Ensign Nishida
Tadao Takashima
as Ensign Takada
Yoshiro Katagiri
as Ensign Mori
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1953
Runtime1h 44m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, War
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DirectorYutaka Abe
WritersToshio Yasumi
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Battleship Yamato
About The Battleship Yamato
The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threatened by U.S. bombers. Adapted from Mitsuru Yoshida's 1952 book "Requiem for the Battleship Yamato".
Directed by Yutaka Abe, The Battleship Yamato leans on a strong ensemble — Susumu Fujita, Gen Funabashi, Minoru Takada — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1953.
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