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Admiral Yamamoto

1968 · 130 min

This is a grand, sweeping depiction of high-stakes military strategy leading toward inevitable conflict.

Directed by
Seiji Maruyama
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Yōko Tsukasa
Overview
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.

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Directed by
Seiji Maruyama
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Yōko Tsukasa
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • power
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • military
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, drama
Directed by
Seiji Maruyama
Written by
Katsuya Susaki, Seiji Maruyama, Shinobu Hashimoto
Starring
Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Yōko Tsukasa, Toshio Kurosawa, Makoto Satō, Daisuke Katō, Kenji Sahara, Ryūtarō Tatsumi
Music
Masaru Satō
Cinematography
Kazuo Yamada
Runtime
130 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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