Yamato (2005)
Otoko-tachi no Yamato (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 25min
- Drama, History
- 17 Dec 2005 (Japan)
- Movie
The movie follows 3 Japanese friends from embarking on Yamato, the world's largest battleship, until it's sunk 3 1/2 years later on April 7, 1945 on it's way to Okinawa to stop American advance at the end of WWII.
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Awards:
- 6 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast
Directed by
| Jun'ya Satô | ||
Written by
| Jun Henmi | ... | (novel "Ketteiban Otoko-tachi no Yamato") |
| Jun'ya Satô | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jun'ya Satô | ... | () |
Produced by
| Haruki Kadokawa | ... | planner: Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho / producer |
| Noriko Koyanagi | ... | producer |
| Sunao Sakagami | ... | planner: Tôei |
| Tan Takaiwa | ... | executive producer: Tôei |
Music by
| Joe Hisaishi | ||
Cinematography by
| Yoshitaka Sakamoto | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Takeo Yoneda | ||
Casting By
| Yasuhiro Fukuoka | ||
Art Direction by
| Noriyuki Kondo | ||
Production Management
| Toshiki Komatsu | ... | production manager: second unit |
| Keitaro Shimizu | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tôru Harada | ... | second unit director |
| Megumi Sawada | ... | assistant director / second unit director |
| Koichiro Yamashita | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Nobuhiko Matsukage | ... | sound |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| Hiroshi Butsuda | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Masato Aonuma | ... | cg artist: NTT Media Lab |
| Hiroshi Ihara | ... | miniature chief model maker |
| Norihiko Iwasaki | ... | miniature producer |
| Takashi Kato | ... | miniature model maker |
| Taro Kiba | ... | miniature design and construction |
| Chieko Kurokawa | ... | digital compositor: NTT Media Lab |
| Kôji Misada | ... | digital compositor: NTT Media Lab |
| Hiroki Mori | ... | digital compositor: NTT Media Lab |
| Koichi Noguchi | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Shinji Ohagi | ... | digital compositor: NTT Media Lab |
| Kazuhiro Shigihara | ... | cg artist: NTT Media Lab |
| Takeshi Shin | ... | visual effects supervisor: NTT Media Lab |
| Isamu Tajima | ... | miniature set construction |
| Kyoko Yamamoto | ... | digital compositor: NTT Media Lab |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Takeshi Ohkubo | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
| Emi Fukuda | ... | casting assistant / casting secretary |
| Taketsugu Nishijima | ... | casting secretary |
Music Department
| Hiroyuki Akita | ... | music engineer |
| Suminobu Hamada | ... | music engineer |
| Joe Hisaishi | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Hikaru Ishikawa | ... | music producer |
| Haruki Kadokawa | ... | executive music producer |
| Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi | ... | composer: theme song |
| Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | music performed by |
| Suminobu Hamada | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
| Joe Hisaishi | ... | musician: piano solos (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Shigeyuki Endô | ... | publicist |
Production Companies
- Asahi Shimbun
- Chugoku Shimbun
- Hiroshima Home TV
- Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.
- Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho
- Nagasaki International Television Broadcasting
- TV Asahi
- The Kitanippon Shimbun
- Toei Animation
- Toei Company
- Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co.
Distributors
- Toei Company (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Atlantic Film (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2006) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Cultmovies (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Metrodome Distribution (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (as 'Yamato')
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Toei Animation (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
Special Effects
- Fabgraphics (visual effects)
- Frameworks Entertainment Inc. (visual effects)
- Marbling FineArts (miniature effects)
- Marine Post (visual effects)
- Motor/lieZ (visual effects)
- NTT Media Lab (visual effects)
- Panasonic DV Workshops Digital Studio DU (visual effects)
- Polygon Pictures (visual effects)
- Toei Labo Tech (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Ark System (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Canon (lenses supplied by)
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Keisoku Giken Co. (hard disk recorder supplied by)
- Mozart Hall, Katsushika Symphony Hills (music recorded at)
- Nippon Crown (music production management)
- Panasonic (camera equipment supplied by: Varicam HD cameras)
- Ritsuyukai (choir)
- Shiga Location Office (film commission)
- Toei Kyoto Movie Studio (sound stages)
- Toei Labo Tech (digital intermediate)
- Toei Labo Tech (prints)
- Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- Wonder City (music production management)
- Wonder Station (music mixed at)
- Wonder Station (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
On April, 6th 2005, in Makurazi, Kagoshima, Makiko Uchida seeks a boat in the local fishing cooperative to take her to the latitude N30, longitude L128, where the largest, heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed Yamato was sunk on April, 7th 1945; however, her request is denied. She meets by chance the captain Katsumi Kamio of the fishing vessel Asukamaru and discloses that she is the stepdaughter of Officer Nagoya Uchida and Kamio immediately accepts to take her in the risky journey. While traveling with Makiko and the fifteen year-old Atsuchi, Kamio recalls and discloses the story of Yamato and his close friends that served on board of the battleship until the final suicidal mission in Okinawa. When they reach the spot where Yamato was sunk, he considers that he finally reached the end of the Showa era. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Part of the foredeck and port side of the Yamato were reconstructed to full scale for the exterior scenes. As the Japan Building Standards Act interfered with re-creating the ship's entire superstructure, images of a one-tenth scale model of the Yamato at its namesake museum in Kure were used in post-production. See more » |
| Goofs | The ship is seen firing salvos from its main batteries aimed at approaching US aircraft on several occasions, while lots of the crew are visible on deck, manning the light AA guns as well as performing other duties. While the big guns were in fact used fending off aircraft, at least during the last battle off Okinawa, the shock wave from the blast of the nine 460 mm barrels (the biggest ever on a warship) could kill or severely injure an unprotected sailor, it was therefore forbidden to remain on deck on such occasions. See more » |
| Quotes |
Mamoru Uchida:
[Firing an AA gun defiantly as the ship sinks]
I'm not done yet! My last throw! See more » |