The Imperial Navy
6.5
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
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Cast
86 people
Keiju Kobayashi
Isoroku Yamamoto
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Toshiyuki Nagashima
Eiichi Hongo
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Tatsuya Mihashi
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Kōji Takahashi
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Hiroyuki Nagato
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Ichirō Nakatani
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Takuya Fujioka
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Shūe Matsubayashi Director · Katsuya Susaki Screenplay Katsuhisa Hattori Composer
Worldwide gross $12M · First release August 8, 1981 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$12,000,000
Production
Toho Pictures
Production
TOHO
Production
Toho Eizo Co.
Production
Japan
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Original title
連合艦隊
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 8, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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