is a 1983 Japanese
anime
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epic
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* Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation
* Epic film, a genre of film with heroic elements
Epic or EPIC may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and medi ...
science fiction film
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and the fifth film (fourth theatrical) of the ''
Space Battleship Yamato
is a Japanese science fiction anime series produced and written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, ...
'' saga (known as ''
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. It was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plo ...
'' in the United States). Its extended
70mm
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cut was the longest animated film in the world for 36 years, until it was surpassed by ''
In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World'', the 2019 extended cut of 2016's ''In This Corner of the World'', by five minutes.
Synopsis
The water planet Aquarius is heading towards Earth after flooding the home planet of the warrior race of the Dinguil. The Dinguil use warp technology to make the planet move towards Earth faster than usual. The warrior race plans to flood Earth and make it their new home. When Earth learns of this, they make plans to evacuate humanity. Unfortunately, the Dinguil destroy the evacuation fleets. The space battleship ''Yamato'', under the newly revived Jyuzo Okita (who seemingly died in the first season of the original series) now has to fight the Dinguil and stop Aquarius from flooding the Earth.
Cast
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Kei Tomiyama
, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator born in Anshan, Manchukuo. Tomiyama was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab.
Tomiyama is best known for his roles in ''Tiger Mask'' (Naoto Date/ ...
as
Susumu Kodai
is a fictional character appearing in ''Space Battleship Yamato''. In the ''Star Blazers'' localization, he is known as Derek Wildstar, also known as Jason Kodai in the English dub of the first ''Yamato'' movie.
Character commentary
In the se ...
*
Yoko Asagami
Yoko may refer to:
People
* Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko
* Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, born 1955), Japanese professional boxer
* Yoko Taro (横尾 太郎, born 1970), Japanese video game di ...
as Yuki Mori
*
Goro Naya Goro may refer to:
Places
Benin
* Goro, Benin, an arrondissement in the Commune of Tchaourou, Borgou
Ethiopia
* Ejersa Goro, a town in Misraq Hararghe Zone, Oromia
* Goro, Bale, a town in Bale Zone, Oromia
* Goro, Mirab Shewa, a town in Mi ...
as Juzo Okita
*
Chika Sakamoto
is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Arts Vision.
Filmography Television animation
;1980s
*''Captain Tsubasa'' (1983) – Sanae Nakazawa
*'' Cat's Eye'' (1983) – Ai Kisugi
*'' Nine'' (1983) – Yukimi Yasuda
*'' Super Dimension C ...
as Jiro Shima
*
Akira Kamiya
is a Japanese voice actor. He played several notable roles in Japanese manga and anime television series, including Kenshiro in ''Fist of the North Star'', Ryo Saeba in ''City Hunter'' and Shutaro Mendo in ''Urusei Yatsura''. In mecha anime, he ...
as Shiro Kato
*
Ichiro Nagai as Dr. Sakezo Sado
*
Isao Sasaki
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer.
He has had voice roles in anime such as '' Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', ''Space Battleship Yamato'', and '' Gatchaman''. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as ''Yamato'', ''S ...
as Daisuke Shima
*
Jun Hazumi
, better known as his stage name , is a Japanese voice actor from Tōkyō Metropolis attached to Arts Vision. He was formerly attached to Production Baobab. His voice has been compared to those of Shinji Nakae and Gorō Naya.
Filmography
Telev ...
as EDF Officer
*
Kazue Ikura
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who works for Aoni Production. She was previously affiliated with theater groups/production companies 劇舎燐, 俳協, Production Baobab and NABEYA.
She is most known for the roles of Kaori M ...
as Dingir Boy
*
Kazuo Hayashi
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is affiliated with Theater Echo, and is skilled in Buyō.
Roles
Television animation
*''Ippotsu Kanta-kun'' (Kōzan)
*'' Legendary Giant God Ideon'' (Gije Zaral)
*''Pokémon'' (Russell)
*''Spa ...
as Yasuo Nanbu
*
Kenichi Ogata as Analyzer
*
Koji Yada
Koji, Kōji, Kohji or Kouji may refer to:
*Kōji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name
*Kōji (Heian period) (康治), Japanese era, 1142–1144
*Kōji (Muromachi period) (弘治), Japanese era, 1555–1558
*Koji orange, a Japanese citrus ...
as Talan
*
Masane Tsukayama
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Naha, Okinawa. His wife is opera singer . He is best known for dubbing over Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Richard Gere, Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne.
Filmography
Film
* ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo' ...
as Lugal II
*
Masato Ibu
Masato (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Masato (kickboxer) (born 1979), Japanese former welterweight kickboxer, won K-1 WORLD MAX kickboxing tournament in 2003, 2008
*Masato A ...
as
Desler / Heikuro Todo
* Mikio Terashima as Sho Yamazaki
*
Osamu Kobayashi as Captain Mizutani
* Reiko Tajima as Queen of Aquarius
*
Rokuro Naya as Dingir Officer
* Shinji Nomura as Giichi Aihara
*
Takeshi Aono
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.
Career
Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro ...
as Shiro Sanada
*
Taro Ishida
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as Lugal I
*
Toru Furuya TORU or Toru may refer to:
*TORU, spacecraft system
*Toru (given name), Japanese male given name
*Toru, Pakistan
Toru Mardan
Toru is a village and union council in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has an altitude of 291 m (958 fe ...
as Tasuke Tokugawa
*
Yoshito Yasuhara
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is a member of Theatre Echo, a theatre troupe and talent management firm known for its comedy sketches. Yasuhara is known for being the Japanese dubbing voice of Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Bill Murray, Gar ...
as Kenjiro Ota
*
Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor.
He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including ''The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', ''Samurai Rebellion'' and ''Kwaidan''.
Nakadai wor ...
as Narrator
Reception
The film made ¥1.72 billion at the Japanese box office.
Alternate endings
There are three alternate endings that were included in the theatrical and home video releases.
Notes
References
External links
Starblazers Official website now defunct
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1983 anime films
1980s science fiction action films
Animated films based on animated series
Films directed by Tomoharu Katsumata
Films set in the 23rd century
Japanese animated science fiction films
1980s Japanese-language films
Space Battleship Yamato films
Films scored by Kentarō Haneda
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