Space Battleship Yamato
Seen it?1977 | 135 min | Action, Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic, feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1977: an older pace and style.
When vile aliens known as the Gamilons wreak nuclear havoc on Earth, a group of survivors refit the Japanese battleship Yamato for intergalactic travel and set off on a mission to retrieve a neutralizer that will eradicate the radiation from Earth's atmosphere.
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 powerSolid
$23 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshio Masuda
- Gorō NayaOkita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)
- Kei TomiyamaKodai Susumu (voice)
- Shūsei NakamuraShima Daisuke (voice)
- Yoko AsagamiMori Yuki / Fisherman's Son (voice)
- Ichiro NagaiDr. Sado Sakezô / Hikozaemon Tokugawa / Fisherman / Ghetto (voice)
- Taichiro HirokawaKodai Mamoru (voice)
- Takeshi AonoSanada Shirô / Berger (voice)
- Masatô IbuDesler / Todo Heikuro (voice)
- Akira KamiyaKatô Saburô (voice)
- Kenichi OgataAnalyzer / Yabu Sukeharu (voice)