Kon Ichikawa's war film depicts the 60-hour period from the departure of the battleship Yamato, the pride of the Japanese Navy, until its sinking by the American forces during Operation Ten-Go.
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Kiichi Nakai
Lieutenant Mitsuo Yoshioka
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Kon Ichikawa Director · Shinya Hidaka Screenplay Mitsuru Yoshida Author
First release August 10, 1990 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
戦艦大和
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 10, 1990
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