Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage

1979 1h 33m JA

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★6.5TMDB · 10

AnimationTV MovieScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Time to ease up ... not! Although the Yamato's crew has witnessed the end of the long, hard-fought Comet Empire War, a peaceful future will have to wait. While Dessler gathers together the shattered remnants of his Gamilus Empire, new forces are at work in the universe that could augur in another conflict. Seems the Black Star Empire has invaded Dessler's homeworld and is decimating it, all the while gathering power for its war machine.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kei Tomiyama
Susumu Kodai
Yoko Asagami
Yuki Mori
Shūsei Nakamura
Daisuke Shima
Takeshi Aono
Shirô Sanada
Shinji Nomura
Yoshikazu Aihara
Yoshito Yasuhara
Kenjirô Ôta
Kazuo Hayashi
Yasuo Nanbu
Kenichi Ogata
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Masuda
Writers: Eimei Yamamoto, Leiji Matsumoto, Yoshinobu Nishizaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toshio Masuda, shot by Nobuyuki Sugaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Kei Tomiyama and Yoko Asagami and Shūsei Nakamura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0140647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Toshio Masuda directs. Nobuyuki Sugaya behind the camera. Hiroshi Miyagawa scores. Yutaka Senzô cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Space Battleship Yamato Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Toshio Masuda, shot by Nobuyuki Sugaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hiroshi Miyagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yutaka Senzô 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 Shūsei Nakamura carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0140647 — 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: Nobuyuki Sugaya
Original score: Hiroshi Miyagawa
Editing: Yutaka Senzô
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979)

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.