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Yamato

2005

143 minutes

WarHistory

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."

Top Cast

Takashi Sorimachi headshot

Takashi Sorimachi

Shohachi Moriwaki

Shido Nakamura headshot

Shido Nakamura

Mamoru Uchida

Yu Aoi headshot

Yu Aoi

Taeko

Noboru Takachi headshot

Noboru Takachi

Kawazoe

Jun'ichi Haruta headshot

Jun'ichi Haruta

Hisao Koike

Ryô Hashizume headshot

Ryô Hashizume

Yoshiharu Kojima

Ryūzō Hayashi headshot

Ryūzō Hayashi

Ryunosuke Kusaka

Hiroyuki Hirayama headshot

Hiroyuki Hirayama

Tamaki

Hirotaro Honda headshot

Hirotaro Honda

Tetsuzo Furumura

Hisashi Igawa headshot

Hisashi Igawa

The Chairman

Sosuke Ikematsu headshot

Sosuke Ikematsu

Atsushi

Chavetaro Ishizaki headshot

Chavetaro Ishizaki

Tetsuya Watari headshot

Tetsuya Watari

Tatsuya Nakadai headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kyoka Suzuki headshot

Kyoka Suzuki

Kazushige Nagashima headshot

Kazushige Nagashima

Kenichi Matsuyama headshot

Kenichi Matsuyama

Dai Watanabe headshot

Dai Watanabe

Hiromi Sakimoto headshot

Hiromi Sakimoto

Kenta Uchino headshot

Kenta Uchino

Shinobu Terajima headshot

Shinobu Terajima

Kayoko Shiraishi headshot

Kayoko Shiraishi

Jundai Yamada headshot

Jundai Yamada

Eiji Okuda headshot

Eiji Okuda

Hiroshi Katsuno headshot

Hiroshi Katsuno

Kimiko Yo headshot

Kimiko Yo

Atsuko Takahata headshot

Atsuko Takahata

Kenji Takaoka headshot

Kenji Takaoka

Shiro Mogi

Takahiro Fujimoto headshot

Takahiro Fujimoto