Space Battleship Yamato (1977)

Original title

宇宙戦艦ヤマト

Directed by

Toshio Masuda

Genre

science fiction film, science fiction anime and manga, adventure anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 25m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The crew of a rebuilt battleship travels through space to retrieve a device that can save Earth from radiation. They face enemy forces and personal sacrifices along the way.

epicnostalgicmelancholicfuturisticmilitaryemotionalslow-burnspace opera

What happens

Space Battleship Yamato: The Movie (Japanese: 宇宙戦艦ヤマト 劇場版, Hepburn: Uchū Senkan Yamato: Gekijōban) is a 1977 Japanese anime film directed by Toshio Masuda and Noboru Ishiguro. The film consists of various television episodes edited from the "Iscandar" arc of the 1974 Space Battleship Yamato television series. It originally had a new ending created for the theatrical release. In English-speaking countries, it was known by the title Space Cruiser. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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