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Poster for Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

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2011 | 135 min | History, War

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Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved The Thin Red Line or Flags of Our Fathers, start here.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 15 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to obey which went against his own personal beliefs. While this infamous attack is a low point in Japanese and US history it wouldn’t have happened if the Japanese government had listened to Yamamoto in 1939 and searched for a more peaceful way to end their war campaign, proving his many ominous presages of the outcomes of the attack to come true.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $17 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 12K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Izuru Narushima

  • Koji YakushoIsoroku Yamamoto
  • Hiroshi AbeYamaguchi Tamon
  • Akira EmotoYoneuchi
  • Hiroshi TamakiToshikazu Shindo
  • Teruyuki KagawaKeikiyoshi Munakata
  • Bandō Mitsugorō XHori
  • Nobuko MiyamotoYamamoto's mother
  • Toshiro YanagibaShigeyoshi Inoue
  • Rena TanakaYoshie Kanzaki
  • Eisaku YoshidaYoshitake Miyake