Final Yamato

1983 2h 43m JA

👍

6.8

SOLID

⭐

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 10★7IMDB · 242

AnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

The Galman Empire is destroyed but the planet Galmania is not, by a chance collision of galaxies. The Bolar Federation worlds including Planet Bolar are destroyed. The Yamato, back under the command of Captain Okita, encounters the planet Denguil too late to save its humanoid civilization from being flooded by the water planet Aquarius. The surviving Denguil, a warrior race who believe only the strong should survive, plan to use Aquarius to flood Earth and destroy humanity, in order to create a new home for their race.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Kei Tomiyama
Susumu Kodai
Yoko Asagami
Yuki Mori
Isao Sasaki
Daisuke Shima
Shūsei Nakamura
Daisuke Shima
Yoshito Yasuhara
Kenjiro Ota
Kazuo Hayashi
Yasuo Nanbu
Kenichi Ogata
Analyzer
Toru Furuya
Tasuke Tokugawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tomoharu Katsumata
Writers: Leiji Matsumoto, Yoshinobu Nishizaki, Yoshinobu Nishizaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "Space Battleship Yamato Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata, shot by Masao Shimizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Kentaro Haneda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Yutaka Chikura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Kei Tomiyama and Yoko Asagami and Isao Sasaki carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0140648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tomoharu Katsumata directs. Masao Shimizu behind the camera. Kentaro Haneda scores. Yutaka Chikura cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Space Battleship Yamato Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata, shot by Masao Shimizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kentaro Haneda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yutaka Chikura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kei Tomiyama and Yoko Asagami and Isao Sasaki carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0140648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Masao Shimizu
Original score: Kentaro Haneda
Editing: Yutaka Chikura
Runtime: 163 min · 2h 43m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Final Yamato (1983)
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 242 votes

Part of

Space Battleship Yamato Collection

A series of Japanese animated science fiction films adapted from the classic 1974 TV series Space Battleship Yamato, chronicling adventures of the titular space battleship and her crew to defend Earth and the galaxy.