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Audio Format: DD 5.1
Video Format: Widescreen 2.35:1 (Anamorphic)
Languages: Japanese, Cantonese
Subtitles: English, Chinese (T/S)
Region Code: ALL
Year Made: 2005
Running Time: 144
Release Date: 03/21/2008
Japanese big-boat WWII drama "Yamato" surges with patriotism, sentiment and gore but is unlikely to hit many targets outside Nipponese waters. A combo of "Titanic""Titanic" and "Pearl Harbor," blockbuster garnered strong local bizbiz during the winter after a slow pre-Christmas launch. Centering on the wartime exploits of the largest naval vessel ever, yarn will appeal to military buffs and Asia completists, and the bloody finale, reminiscent of the opening reels of "Saving Private Ryan," is gruelingly impressive.
 On the 60th anniversary of the sinking of Japanese mega-battleship Yamato, fisherman and former crewmember Kamio (Tatsuya Nakadai) responds to a request to travel to the vessel's final resting place. Venture triggers flashbacks, good and bad, for Kamio, as pic balances the shock and awe of the boat's size with the crew's human drama. Recreation of the original vessel, augmented by CGI, is striking but not entirely convincing. Similarly, with the notable exception of Shidou Nakamura's turn as Petty Officer Uchida, pic never transcend melodrama to provide desperately needed authenticity. Vet director Junya Sato keeps multiple strands in formation, though the material is ultimately too unwieldy.
Japan's newfound love for nationalistic military thrillers continues on apace with this moving true story of the crew of doomed warship, the Yamato. On April 6, 1945, the largest battleship ever constructed, and its crew of nearly 3000 men, was dispatched on a suicide mission to stop allied forces from taking Okinawa. Never reaching her final destination, the Yamato was besieged by close to 400 U.S. aircraft. After sustaining 8 bomb and 10 torpedo hits, this huge warship capsized and sank some 200km from Okinawa. She remains there to this day.
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