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The Imperial Navy (1981)

Movie ★ 6.6 145 min

War Drama

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.

Shūe Matsubayashi Director

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Quick facts

Released
August 8, 1981
Runtime
145 min
Box office
$12.0M
IMDb
tt0085620
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Cast

Keiju Kobayashi Keiju Kobayashi Isoroku Yamamoto Toshiyuki Nagashima Toshiyuki Nagashima Eiichi Hongo Kenichi Kaneda Kenichi Kaneda Shinji Hongo Yuko Kotegawa Yuko Kotegawa Yoko Hayase Kiichi Nakai Kiichi Nakai Masato Odagiri Yoshitaka Tanba Yoshitaka Tanba Tatsuya Mihashi Tatsuya Mihashi Kōji Takahashi Kōji Takahashi Ichirō Zaitsu Ichirō Zaitsu Hiroyuki Nagato Hiroyuki Nagato Ichirō Nakatani Ichirō Nakatani Takuya Fujioka Takuya Fujioka Kei Satō Kei Satō Shigeru Kōyama Shigeru Kōyama Eitarō Ozawa Eitarō Ozawa Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko Chuichi Nagumo Makoto Satō Makoto Satō Tōru Abe Tōru Abe

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Imperial Navy about?
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.
Who directed The Imperial Navy?
The Imperial Navy was directed by Shūe Matsubayashi.
Who stars in The Imperial Navy?
The Imperial Navy stars Keiju Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kenichi Kaneda, Yuko Kotegawa.
When was The Imperial Navy released?
The Imperial Navy is a 1981 war, drama film.
Where can I watch The Imperial Navy?
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