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Admiral Yamamoto (film)

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Admiral Yamamoto
International theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnRengō Kantai Shirei Chōkan Yamamoto Isoroku
Directed bySeiji Maruyama [ja]
Eiji Tsuburaya
(special effects)
Written byKatsuya Susaki [ja][1]
Seiji Maruyama[1]
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka[1]
StarringToshiro Mifune[1]
CinematographyKazuo Yamada [ja][1]
Motoyoshi Tomioka [ja][1]
(special effects)
Yōichi Manoda [ja]
(special effects)[1]
Edited byRyōhei Fujii [ja][1]
Music byMasaru Sato[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • August 14, 1968 (1968-08-14) (Japan)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥300 million[2]
Box office¥400 million[3]

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 [ja], 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.

Cast

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Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Large Special Effects: Japanese Tokusatsu Film History (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. 1985. p. 266. ISBN 9784257031888.
  3. ^ Ryfle, Steve; Godziszewski, Ed (2017). Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa. Wesleyan University Press. p. 247. ISBN 9780819570871.
  4. ^ 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.
  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.
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  • 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