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The Battleship Yamato (1953)

Movie 104 min

Drama War

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".

Yutaka Abe Director

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Quick facts

Released
June 15, 1953
Runtime
104 min
IMDb
tt1517509
Country
Language
Studio
Shintoho Company

Cast

Susumu Fujita Susumu Fujita Jiro Nomura Gen Funabashi Ensign Yoshimura Minoru Takada Minoru Takada 2nd Fleet Commander-in-Chief Ito Takamaru Sasaki Takamaru Sasaki Captain Aruga Toranosuke Ogawa Toranosuke Ogawa Combined Fleet Chief of Staff Kusaka Bontarō Miake Bontarō Miake Chief army surgeon Yamada Ichirō Izawa Ichirō Izawa Lieutenant Iwao Usubuchi Akihiko Katayama Akihiko Katayama Ensign Nishida Tadao Takashima Tadao Takashima Ensign Takada Yoshiro Katagiri Ensign Mori Shoji Nakayama Shoji Nakayama Kenji Kawai Ensign Eguchi Keinosuke Wada Ensign Nakatani Minoru Arita Lieutenant Kato Hiroshi Kondō Hiroshi Kondō Hiroshi Ogasawara Hiroshi Ogasawara Ensign Suzuki Tadashi Suganuma Officer Katahira Tetsu Nakamura Tetsu Nakamura

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Battleship Yamato about?
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".
Who directed The Battleship Yamato?
The Battleship Yamato was directed by Yutaka Abe.
Who stars in The Battleship Yamato?
The Battleship Yamato stars Susumu Fujita, Gen Funabashi, Minoru Takada, Takamaru Sasaki.
When was The Battleship Yamato released?
The Battleship Yamato is a 1953 drama, war film.
Where can I watch The Battleship Yamato?
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