Rengōkantai Shireichōkan Yamamoto Isoroku (1968)

Original title

連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六

Directed by

Seiji Maruyama

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Japanese war film about Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander of the Combined Fleet during World War II. It follows the decisions and pressures he faced in his role.

solemnepiccontemplativerestrainedhistoricaldignifiedweightyreflective

What happens

Admiral Yamamoto (Japanese: 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六, Hepburn: Rengō Kantai Shirei Chōkan Yamamoto Isoroku; lit. 'Isoroku Yamamoto: Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet') ia a 1968 Japanese epic war film directed by Seiji Maruyama, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is the second film in the 8.15 series, after Japan's Longest Day (1967), with Battle of the Japan Sea following in 1969, The Militarists following in 1970, and Battle of Okinawa following in 1971. The film stars Toshiro Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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