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".
Credits
The Battleship Yamato Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Toranosuke Ogawa
He was 55, 70 years old when he died
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as Combined Fleet Chief of Staff Kusaka |
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Susumu Fujita
He was 41, 78 years old when he died
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as Jiro Nomura |
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Akihiko Katayama
He was 26, 88 years old when he died
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as Ensign Nishida |
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Minoru Takada
He was 53, 78 years old when he died
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as 2nd Fleet Commander-in-Chief Ito |
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Tadao Takashima
He was 22, 88 years old when he died
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as Ensign Takada |
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Michisaburo Segawa
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Tetsu Nakamura
He was 7, 46 years old when he died
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Keinosuke Wada
He was 23, now 95 years old
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as Ensign Nakatani |
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Kyōzo Fuyuki
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Hiroshi Kondô
He was 27, 66 years old when he died
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Takamaru Sasaki
He was 55, 88 years old when he died
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as Captain Aruga |
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Bontarô Miake
He was 46, now 118 years old
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as Chief army surgeon Yamada |
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Shōji Nakayama
He was 25, 70 years old when he died
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The Battleship Yamato Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Toshio Yasumi as Screenplay. He was 50 (88) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Yasushi Akutagawa as Original Music Composer. He was 28 (64) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Minoru Yokoyama as Director of Photography. |
Camera |
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Toshio Gotō as Editor. He was 15 (now 86) years old
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Editing |
