Underplayed Gems

Rengōkantai Shireichōkan Yamamoto Isoroku (1968)

Rengōkantai Shireichōkan Yamamoto Isoroku poster
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
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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.

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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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