Yamato (2005)
Original title: 男たちの大和／YAMATO
Yamato is a 2005 Japanese-language war movie directed by Junya Satō, with a running time of 2h 23m. It stars Takashi Sorimachi, Shido Nakamura and Yu Aoi.
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."
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What is Yamato about?
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."
When was Yamato released?
Yamato was released on 17 December 2005.
How long is Yamato?
Yamato runs 2h 23m.
Who made Yamato?
Yamato was directed by Junya Satō.
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Cast
- Takashi Sorimachi as Shohachi Moriwaki
- Shido Nakamura as Mamoru Uchida
- Yu Aoi as Taeko
- Noboru Takachi as Kawazoe
- Junichi Haruta as Hisao Koike
- Ryô Hashizume as Yoshiharu Kojima
- Ryūzō Hayashi as Ryunosuke Kusaka
- Hiroyuki Hirayama as Tamaki
- Hirotaro Honda as Tetsuzo Furumura
- Hisashi Igawa as The Chairman
- Sosuke Ikematsu as Atsushi
- Chavetaro Ishizaki