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The Imperial Navy

1981 · 145 min

A somber, sweeping war epic that immerses you in the tragic scale of a doomed fleet, heavy with loss and inevitability.

Directed by
Shūe Matsubayashi
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Keiju Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kenichi Kaneda
Overview
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.

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Directed by
Shūe Matsubayashi
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Keiju Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kenichi Kaneda
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • death
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • grief
Places
  • sea
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
war, drama
Directed by
Shūe Matsubayashi
Written by
Katsuya Susaki
Starring
Keiju Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kenichi Kaneda, Yuko Kotegawa, Kiichi Nakai, Yoshitaka Tanba, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kōji Takahashi
Music
Shinji Tanimura, Katsuhisa Hattori
Cinematography
Yudai Kato
Runtime
145 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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