Space Battleship Yamato (2010) 6.0
The crew of the space battleship Yamato set out on a journey to the planet Iscandar to acquire a device that can heal the ravaged Earth. Director:Takashi Yamazaki |
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Space Battleship Yamato (2010) 6.0
The crew of the space battleship Yamato set out on a journey to the planet Iscandar to acquire a device that can heal the ravaged Earth. Director:Takashi Yamazaki |
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Takuya Kimura | ... | |
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Meisa Kuroki | ... | |
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Toshirô Yanagiba | ... | |
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Naoto Ogata | ... | |
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Hiroyuki Ikeuchi | ... | |
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Shin'ichi Tsutsumi | ... | |
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Maiko | ... | |
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Reiko Takashima | ... | |
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Toshiyuki Nishida | ... | |
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Toshihiro Yashiba | ... | |
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Kazuki Namioka | ... | |
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Takumi Saitô | ... | |
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Takahiro Miura | ... |
Furuya
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Kensuke Ohwada | ... | |
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Kana Harada | ... |
Sasaki
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In 2199, five years after the start of the Gamilas attack on Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' radiation bombs and the remnants of humanity have fled underground. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iskandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The United Nations of Space Administration rebuilds the battleship Yamato, with a new type of propulsion system - the wave motion engine. This enables it to make the long trip to Iskandar and back in hopes of saving the Earth. Within 73 days the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction. Written by Anonymous
Unlike the American and Japanese viewers I never grew up with this in its anime form so for me it was a first taste of the franchise, and I have to say that I loved every minute of it.
I don't see any Star Trek riffs, what I see is a story about honour, loyalty to loved ones and home and a damned good tale of adventure. I saw this in Matsudo over New Year with my lady friend and we both loved it. From the stirring opening battle to the dramatic climax I was gripped.
This is light years from the cold war posturing of Star Trek, it's all about the Japanese and their ties to an iconic WW2 warship, and what it means to them. It was built to protect them from the Americans in WW2, and in space it is sent to protect mankind. (Star Trek was a rip off of Forbidden Planet anyway, so we won't dwell too much on that shall we?)
The effects are stunning. I have since seen a few episodes of the anime on You Tube and everything is spot on... the Yamato herself has to be one of the most striking spacecraft ever to set sail for the stars.
I love it... 10/10