Space Battleship Yamato, also rendered as Space Cruiser Yamato, is the first theatrical movie based on the classic anime series. Unlike the later films that would follow it, this is a compilation film consisting of various television episodes edited from the first 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. The movie was followed by a sequel, Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato. These two films form their own continuity separate from the main one.
Differences from the TV Series[]
- Starsha is already dead by the time the crew reaches Iscandar; they are greeted by her hologram.
- Mamoru Kodai is not rescued on Iscandar; thus he is dead in this continuity.
- Yabu does not revolt and survives the journey.
- Most of the final episode is removed; thus Desler "dies" on Gamilas. (Until being resurrected in Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato.)
- The ending narration text specifically mentions that Yamato returned home in time to restore Earth. Although the Yamato also returned to Earth in the TV series, it was left ambiguous as to whether or not they made it back in time for the Cosmo Cleaner to work.
- Yuki's death and resurrection also never occurs.
Synopsis[]
In the distant future, the war between the human race and the alien race known as the Gamilas has destroyed the Earth. Radioactive asteroids have devastated the planet making the planet's atmosphere uninhabitable. As a method to assist the Earth, Queen Starsha of the planet Iscandar offers the Earth Forces a device that can completely neutralize the radiation off the planet. In order to accomplish this, 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.[1]
Cast[]
| Character | Original | English |
|---|---|---|
| Jūzō Okita | Gorō Naya | Marvin Miller |
| Aruga Kōsaku | Unknown | |
| Susumu Kodai/Jason Kodai | Kei Tomiyama | Rex Knowles |
| Shima Daisuke/Shane O'Toole | Shūsei Nakamura | Paul Shively |
| Mori Yuki | Yōko Asagami | Marcy Goldman |
| Fisherman's son | Unknown | |
| Sanada Shirō/Samuelson | Takeshi Aono | Jerry Harland |
| Desler/Lord Dessler | Masatō Ibu | Larry Burrell |
| Domel | Osamu Kobayashi | Dudley Coleman |
| Starsha | Michiko Hirai | Marcy Goldman |
| Hiss | Keisuke Yamashita | Jerry Harland |
| Narration | Akira Kimura | Marvin Miller |
Additional Voices[]
- Original: Ichirō Nagai (Dr. Sado Sakezō, Tokugawa Hikozaemon, Fisherman, Ghetto), Taichirō Hirokawa (Mamoru Kodai), Takeshi Aono (Berger), Masatō Ibu (Tōdō Heikurō, Jupiter Base Commander), Akira Kamiya (Katō Saburō), Kenichi Ogata (Analyzer, Yabu Sukeharu), Keisuke Yamashita (Sugiyama Kazuhiko, Jirō Nōmura), Takeshi Ōbayashi (Schultz), Isao Sakuma (Kreutz), Shinji Nomura (Command Controller B, Yamamoto Akira), Osamu Saka (Gale), Yoshito Yasuhara (Ohta Kenjiro, Nemoto Akira)
- English: Marvin Miller, Rex Knowles, Paul Shively, Jerry Harland, Larry Burrell, Dudley Coleman
References[]
- ↑ "Space Battleship Yamato: The Movie". mania.com. http://www.mania.com/space-battleship-yamato-movie_article_81368.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
External links[]
- Space Battleship Yamato (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Space Battleship Yamato at the Internet Movie Database
- Review of the English Language 'Space Cruiser Yamato' movie
- 2010 Space Battleship Yamato movie
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| TV series | |
| Original Series: Space Battleship Yamato (Episodes) • Space Battleship Yamato 2 (Episodes) • Space Battleship Yamato III (Episodes) Remakes: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Episodes) • Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love (Episodes) Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey (Episodes) • Be Forever Yamato: REBEL 3199 (Episodes) | |
| Films | |
| Original Series: Space Battleship Yamato • Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato • Space Battleship Yamato 2: Compilation Yamato: The New Voyage • Be Forever Yamato • Space Battleship Yamato III: Catastrophe of the Solar System Final Yamato • Yamato Rebirth Remakes: Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Voyage of Remembrance Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark • The Era of Space Battleship Yamato: Choice of 2202 | |
| Live action films | |
| Space Battleship Yamato • Star Blazers | |
| OVAs | |
| Yamato 2520 • Great Yamato #0 | |
| Manga | |
| Space Battleship Yamato by Leiji Matsumoto • Space Battleship Yamato by Yuki Hijiri • Space Battleship Yamato by Akira Hio Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato • Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage • Be Forever Yamato Space Battleship Yamato III by Takayuki Masuo • Space Battleship Yamato III by Hiroshi Aizawa • Final Yamato •
Space Battleship Great Yamato | |
| Comics | |
| Star Blazers • Star Blazers : The Magazine of Space Battleship Yamato | |
| Novels | |
| Space Battleship Yamato novelizations • Space Battleship Yamato Dawn: Aquarius Algorithm • Space Battleship Yamato Dawn: The Malignant Memory Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love Side Stories • My Heart is Like This | |
| Video games | |
| The Distant Planet Iscandar • Warriors of Love • Reminiscences of Iscandar • Revenge of the Dark Nebula Empire • Collapse of the Double Galaxy Super Robot Wars V • Space Battleship Yamato arcade game • Space Battleship Yamato for PC • Space Battleship Yamato for Game Boy Space Battleship Yamato for WanderSwan Color • Final Yamato • Space Battleship Yamato 2199 BFI Chapter 2: The Romance of the Endless Sea Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Iscandar • Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Cosmo Guardian • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Last Hope 365 Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Hero's Record • Space Battleship Yamato 2202: A Long Journey • Space Battleship Yamato: Voyagers of Tomorrow | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo Gekiga Space Battleship Yamato • All Night Nippon Space Battleship Yamato Special • YRA Radio Yamato | |