Space Battleship Yamato (2010 film)
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| Directed by | Takashi Yamazaki |
| Screenplay by | Shimako Sato |
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Space Battleship Yamato by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto |
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Takuya Kimura Meisa Kuroki Toshirō Yanagiba Naoto Ogata Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Maiko Shinichi Tsutsumi Reiko Takashima Isao Hashizume Toshiyuki Nishida Tsutomu Yamazaki |
| Narrated by | Isao Sasaki |
| Music by | Naoki Satō |
| Cinematography | Kozo Shibasaki |
| Edited by | Ryuji Miyajima |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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138 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $23.9 million |
| Box office | $49,670,273 |
Space Battleship Yamato (SPACE BATTLESHIP ヤマト Supēsu Batorushippu Yamato?) is a 2010 Japanese science fiction film based on the Space Battleship Yamato anime series by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto. The film was released in Japan on December 1, 2010. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on June 24, 2011, and in the United States on April 29, 2014.
In 2199, after five years of attacks by an alien race known as Gamilas, the Earth Defense Force launches a counter-offensive near Mars. The fleet's weapons are no match for the Gamilas, who easily wipe out much of the force. During the battle, EDF captain Mamoru Kodai volunteers to use his damaged ship, the destroyer Yukikaze, as a shield to cover Captain Jyuzo Okita's ship, allowing his escape. Mamoru's ship is destroyed.
On Earth, Mamoru's brother Susumu is scavenging on the irradiated surface near the half-buried wreck of the battleship Yamato, when an object impacts near him and knocks him unconscious. He awakens to find an alien message capsule. Susumu also notices that the radiation has been reduced to safe levels around him. He is rescued by Okita's returning ship and it is discovered that the capsule contains engineering schematics for a new warp drive and coordinates for the planet from which it came (Iskandar). After learning what happened at Mars, Susumu accuses Okita of using his brother as a sacrificial lamb and tries to hit him, but crewmember Yuki Mori violently stops him.
Okita believes the hope for humanity lies within Iskandar. A request for volunteers for the mission is sent out, and Kodai - a former EDF pilot - decides to reenlist. Their last battleship, the long-dead Yamato, is rebuilt and enhanced with alien technology. Before the Yamato can launch, the Gamilas attack with a gigantic missile. Captain Okita gives the order to fire the yet-untested Wave Motion Cannon, which successfully destroys the incoming missile. Kodai is reunited with his old fighter squad. Yuki, who joined the EDF years ago because of her admiration for Kodai, is bitter towards him.
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