Admiral Yamamoto (Japanese: 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六, Hepburn: Rengō Kantai Shirei Chōkan Yamamoto Isoroku, lit. 'Isoroku Yamamoto: Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet') ia a 1968 Japanese epic war film directed by Seiji Maruyama, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is the second film in 8.15 series, after Japan's Longest Day (1967), with Battle of the Japan Sea following in 1969, The Militarists following in 1970, and Battle of Okinawa following in 1971.[4] The film stars Toshiro Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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| Kanji | 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六 | ||||
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| Directed by | Seiji Maruyama Eiji Tsuburaya (special effects) | ||||
| Written by | Katsuya Susaki[1] Seiji Maruyama[1] | ||||
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka[1] | ||||
| Starring | Toshiro Mifune[1] | ||||
| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada[1] Motoyoshi Tomioka[1] (special effects) Yōichi Manoda (special effects)[1] | ||||
| Edited by | Ryōhei Fujii[1] | ||||
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 130 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Budget | ¥300 million[2] | ||||
| Box office | ¥400 million[3] | ||||
Cast
editSource:[5]
- Toshiro Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- Matsumoto Hakuō I as Mitsumasa Yonai
- Masayuki Mori as Fumimaro Konoe
- Eijirō Yanagi as Osami Nagano
- Masao Imafuku as Shunroku Hata
- Toshio Kurosawa as Masatomi Kimura
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461673743.
- ^ Large Special Effects: Japanese Tokusatsu Film History (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. 1985. p. 266. ISBN 9784257031888.
- ^ Ryfle, Steve; Godziszewski, Ed (2017). Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa. Wesleyan University Press. p. 247. ISBN 9780819570871.
- ^ Tanaka, Tomoyuki (1983). 東宝特撮映画全史 [The Complete History of Toho Special Effects Movies] (in Japanese). Toho Publishing Business Office. pp. 328–329. ISBN 4-924609-00-5.
- ^ "連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-03.
External links
edit- Admiral Yamamoto at IMDb
- Admiral Yamamoto at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Admiral Yamamoto at the TCM Movie Database
- Admiral Yamamoto at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Admiral Yamamoto at Rotten Tomatoes
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