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Susumu Fujita
Jiro Nomura
Gen Funabashi
Ensign Yoshimura
Minoru Takada
2nd Fleet Commander-in-Chief Ito
Takamaru Sasaki
Captain Aruga
Toranosuke Ogawa
Combined Fleet Chief of Staff Kusaka
Bontarō Miake
Chief army surgeon Yamada
Ichirō Izawa
Lieutenant Iwao Usubuchi
Akihiko Katayama
Ensign Nishida
Tadao Takashima
Ensign Takada
Yoshiro Katagiri
Ensign Mori
Shoji Nakayama
Kenji Kawai
Ensign Eguchi
Keinosuke Wada
Ensign Nakatani
Minoru Arita
Lieutenant Kato
Hiroshi Kondō
Hiroshi Ogasawara
Ensign Suzuki
Tadashi Suganuma
Officer Katahira
Tetsu Nakamura
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yutaka Abe
- Screenplay & Story
- Toshio Yasumi
- Original Score
- Yasushi Akutagawa
- Original Title
- 戰艦大和
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Production Studios
- Shintoho Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yutaka Abe
Toshio Yasumi, Mitsuru Yoshida
Yasushi Akutagawa
Minoru Yokoyama
Toshio Goto
Munehide Tanabe, Katsuzō Shino, Toshio Mochizuki
Department Leadership Roster
Toshio Goto
Editor
Katsuzō Shino
Producer
Toshio Mochizuki
Producer
Toshio Yasumi
Screenplay
Minoru Yokoyama
Director of Photography
Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer
Yutaka Abe
Director
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Battleship Yamato
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
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 principal cast of The Battleship Yamato includes Susumu Fujita, Gen Funabashi, Minoru Takada, Takamaru Sasaki, Toranosuke Ogawa.
When was The Battleship Yamato released and how long is it?
The Battleship Yamato was released in 1953 with a total runtime of 1h 44m.
Who composed the musical score for The Battleship Yamato?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Battleship Yamato was composed by Yasushi Akutagawa.