Yamato (2005)

5.5/10 143 min War History

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."

Cast

Takashi Sorimachi

Shohachi Moriwaki

Shido Nakamura

Mamoru Uchida

Yu Aoi

Taeko

Noboru Takachi

Kawazoe

Junichi Haruta

Hisao Koike

Ryô Hashizume

Yoshiharu Kojima

Ryūzō Hayashi

Ryunosuke Kusaka

Hiroyuki Hirayama

Tamaki

Hirotaro Honda

Tetsuzo Furumura

Hisashi Igawa

The Chairman

Sosuke Ikematsu

Atsushi

Chavetaro Ishizaki

Tetsuya Watari

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kyoka Suzuki

Kazushige Nagashima

Kenichi Matsuyama

Dai Watanabe

Hiromi Sakimoto

Kenta Uchino

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