Space Battleship Yamato (film)
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is the first theatrical movie based on the classic anime series (known as Star Blazers
in the United States
). Unlike the later films that would follow it, this is a compilation film consisting of various television episodes edited from the "Iscandar" arc of the television series. It originally had a new ending created for the theatrical release in which Starsha had died before the Yamato reaching Iscandar. This ending was removed for the TV broadcast and was lost until the DVD release. In English speaking countries it was known by the title, Space Cruiser.
In order to get this device the space battleship Yamato is launched from the remains of its World War II ancestor on a 148,000 light-year journey. The crew of the Space Battleship Yamato has only one Earth year to travel to Iscandar and back, or the human race will become extinct.
Star Blazers
Star Blazers is an American animated television series adaptation of the Japanese anime series, . Star Blazers was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. Significantly, it was the first popular English-translated anime that had an over-arching plot and storyline that required the episodes to...
in the United States
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). Unlike the later films that would follow it, this is a compilation film consisting of various television episodes edited from the "Iscandar" arc of the television series. It originally had a new ending created for the theatrical release in which Starsha had died before the Yamato reaching Iscandar. This ending was removed for the TV broadcast and was lost until the DVD release. In English speaking countries it was known by the title, Space Cruiser.
Plot
In the distant future, the war between the human race and the aliens known as the Gamilons has destroyed the Earth. Radioactive asteroids have devastated the planet making the its atmosphere uninhabitable. In an effort to assist the Earth, Queen Starsha of the planet Iscandar offers the Earth Forces a device that can completely neutralize the radiation.In order to get this device the space battleship Yamato is launched from the remains of its World War II ancestor on a 148,000 light-year journey. The crew of the Space Battleship Yamato has only one Earth year to travel to Iscandar and back, or the human race will become extinct.
Japanese cast
- Gorō NayaGoro Nayais a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. He is a drop-out of the legal education division of Ritsumeikan University. He is connected to Theatre Echo. He is the older brother of actor and seiyū Rokurō Naya. He is the husband of actress and seiyū...
- Okita Juzo / Aruga Kōsaku - Kei TomiyamaKei Tomiyama, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Anshan, Manchukuo. During his life, Tomiyama was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab....
- Kodai Susumu - Shūsei NakamuraShusei Nakamurais a former Japanese voice actor. Throughout his career he was represented by 81 Produce and later Production Baobab. He has referred to both Tokyo and Nagano Prefecture as his hometown....
- Shima Daisuke - Yōko AsagamiYoko Asagami' is a veteran seiyū who is represented by Aksent. Her married name is '.She is most known for the roles of Yuki Mori and Saeko Nogami ....
- Mori Yuki - Ichirō NagaiIchiro Nagaiis a male seiyū from Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. He was formerly represented by Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, but is now represented by Aoni Production.-Television animation:*Akuma-kun *Bikkuriman...
- Dr. Sado Sakezō / Tokugawa Hikozaemon - Taichirō HirokawaTaichiro Hirokawawas a Japanese seiyū and narrator. He was born in Tokyo on February 15, 1940. He died on March 3, 2008 in Shibuya from cancer. He was 68. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards.-Anime:*Ashita no Joe...
- Kodai Mamoru - Takeshi AonoTakeshi Aonois a Japanese voice actor and actor from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō affiliated with Aoni Production. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School....
- Sanada Shirō - Masatō IbuMasato Ibu' is a Japanese actor and voice actor.-Films:*Maison Ikkoku *Empire of the Sun as Sgt. Nagata*Sukeban Deka *Dr. Akagi *Taboo *Godzilla vs...
- Desler/Tōdō Heikurō - Osamu KobayashiOsamu Kobayashi (voice actor)was a Japanese seiyū and actor from Tokyo and the former executive director of Dōjinsha Production. He was a baritone.-Television animation:* Alps Story: My Annette: Pierre...
- Domel - Michiko Hirai - Starsha
- Akira KamiyaAkira Kamiyais a Japanese voice actor. He has been represented by Theater Echo, Aoni Production, and others. He is currently represented by Saeba Shoji.-Career:Kamiya made his debut on Mahou no Mako-chan in 1970 while working for Theater Echo...
- Katō Saburō - Kenichi Ogata - Analyzer / Yabu Sukeharu
- Keisuke Yamashita - Hiss / Sugiyama Kazuhiko / Jirō Nōmura
- Takeshi Ōbayashi - Schultz
- Akira Kimura - Narration