Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978)
Original title: さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト 愛の戦士たち
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato is a 1978 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Toshio Masuda and Leiji Matsumoto, with a running time of 2h 31m. It stars Kei Tomiyama, Yoko Asagami and Gorō Naya.
The Yamato and her crew face the onslaught of the Comet Empire, a civilization from the Andromeda Galaxy who seek to conquer Earth, led by Prince Zordar. They have harnessed a comet and is using its terrible power to unleash destruction upon its rivals and inferiors... which are in fact everyone. The Space Battleship Yamato heads back into action. But this time, it shall not return, and much of the Yamato crew have signed on for their last voyage.
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What is Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato about?
The Yamato and her crew face the onslaught of the Comet Empire, a civilization from the Andromeda Galaxy who seek to conquer Earth, led by Prince Zordar. They have harnessed a comet and is using its terrible power to unleash destruction upon its rivals and inferiors... which are in fact everyone. The Space Battleship Yamato heads back into action. But this time, it shall not return, and much of the Yamato crew have signed on for their last voyage.
When was Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato released?
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato was released on 14 July 1978.
How long is Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato?
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato runs 2h 31m.
Who made Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato?
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato was directed by Toshio Masuda and Leiji Matsumoto.
Cast
- Kei Tomiyama as Susumu Kodai
- Yoko Asagami as Yuki Mori
- Gorō Naya as Juzo Okita
- Shūsei Nakamura as Daisuke Shima
- Kenichi Ogata as Analyzer
- Shinji Nomura as Yoshikazu Aihara
- Yoshito Yasuhara as Kenjiro Ota / Politician C
- Akira Kamiya as Saburo Kato
- Kazuo Hayashi as Yasuo Nanbu
- Kazuyuki Sogabe as Akira Yamamoto / Razelar
- Akira Kimura as Ryû Hijikata
- Isao Sasaki as Hajime Saito