Japan Synopsis
男たちの大和／YAMATO
Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where reviewers who have seen it have compared the military epic to "Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan."
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Yamato sits at position #319.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Yamato. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From KADOKAWA
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Yamato premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,319 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan War productions specifically: #104 of 105 (top 99%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 2h 23m |
| Release Date | December 17, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0451845 |