Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
Original title: 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六
Admiral Yamamoto is a 1968 Japanese-language war movie directed by Seiji Maruyama, with a running time of 2h 10m. It stars Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama and Yōko Tsukasa.
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- Yūzō Kayama as First Lieutenant Ijuin
- Yōko Tsukasa as Sumie Kimura
- Toshio Kurosawa as 1st Lt. Kimura
- Makoto Satō as Genda
- Daisuke Katō as Chief of Press Section
- Masayuki Mori as Prime Minister Konoe
- Wakako Sakai as Tomoko Yakuki
- Matsumoto Hakuō II as Minister Yoneuchi
- Kenjirō Ishiyama as Cmdr. Momotake
- Susumu Fujita as Kurita
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Staff Officer Kuroshima