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Movie: Yamato
Romaji: Otoko-tachi no Yamato
Japanese: 男たちの大和
Director: Junya Sato
Writer: Jun Henmi (novel), Junya Sato (screenplay)
Producer: Haruki Kadokawa, Noriko Koyanagi, Sunao Sakagami, Tan Takaiwa
Cinematographer: Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Release Date: December 17, 2005
Runtime: 145 min.
Distributor: Toei
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Japan's newfound love for nationalistic military thrillers continues on apace with this moving true story of the crew of doomed warship, the Yamato. On April 6, 1945, the largest battleship ever constructed, and its crew of nearly 3000 men, was dispatched on a suicide mission to stop allied forces from taking Okinawa. Never reaching her final destination, the Yamato was besieged by close to 400 U.S. aircraft. After sustaining 8 bomb and 10 torpedo hits, this huge warship capsized and sank some 200km from Okinawa. She remains there to this day. Directed by veteran filmmaker Sato Junya (The Bullet Train, Golgo 13), Otokotachi no Yamato tells the story of all involved in that fateful mission - those who survived, those who waited patiently at home for word from their loved ones, and the thousands of men who died aboard the mighty vessel. Featuring a fine ensemble cast, led by Shido Nakamura, star of Neighbor No.13 and Fearless, and a majestic score from renowned composer Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away), the film is a thrilling retelling of one of the pivotal moments of Japan's WWII campaign.

Cast

Takashi Sorimachi - Shohachi Moriwaki
Shido Nakamura - Mamoru Uchida
Yu Aoi - Taeko
Junichi Haruta - Hisao Koike
Ryo Hashizume - Yoshiharu Kojima
Ryuzo Hayashi - Ryunosuke Kusaka
Hiroyuki Hirayama - Tamaki
Hirotaro Honda - Tetsuzo Furumura
Hisashi Igawa - The Chairman
Sosuke Ikematsu - Atsushi
Kenji Kaneko - Machimura
Hiroshi Katsuno - Nobue Morishita
Kenichi Matsuyama - Katsumi Kamio (15 years old)
Fumito Moriwaki
Takashi Morimiya - Omori
Kazushige Nagashima - Usubuchi
Tatsuya Nakadai - Katsumi Kamio (75 years old)
Umitarou Nozaki - Jiro Nomura
Eiji Okuda - Kosaku Ariga
Hiromi Sakimoto - Sumio Tsuneta
Kayoko Shiraishi - Sue Kamio
Kyoka Suzuki - Makiko Uchida \
Noboru Takachi - Kawazoe
Atsuko Takahata - Tsune Tamaki
Kenji Takaoka - Shiro Mogi
Shinobu Terajima - Ayako
Kenta Uchino - Tetsuya Nishi
Dai Watanabe - Toshio Date
Tetsuya Watari - Seiichi Ito
Jundai Yamada - Masao Karaki
Kimiko Yo - Sayo Nishi
Takashi Taniguchi
Ryu Morimiya
Takahiro Fujimoto

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Awards

2007 (30th) Japan Academy Prize - February 16, 2007
- "Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction" (Toshiyuki Matsumiya, Noriyuki Kondo)
- "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording" (Nobuhiko Matsukage, Tetsuo Segawa)
2006 (19th) Nikkan Sports Film Awards - December 28, 2006
- "Yujiro Ishihara Award"