An epic space odyssey takes to the stars in Space Battleship Yamato, the most expensive film ever made in Japan. With an out of this world budget, this intergalactic blockbuster takes viewers into deep space and beyond for a war set to bring the human race to its knees!

Leading Yamato is veteran director Takeshi Tamazaki who garnered almost every award in Japan with his Always Sunset on Third Street and stars Japanese heartthrob Takuya Kimura (Howl’s Moving Castle, Love and Honour).

Earth 2199; the human race has been forced underground as the Earth’s surface is ravaged by an alien race known only as the Gamilas. As humanity struggles to hold on to the small pockets of life it has left; hope arrives in the form of a message from another home world.

The refugees of the planet Iskandar have news of a device that will undo the damage the Gamilas have done throughout the war. The radiation that plagues the earth’s surface and the damage that it has done can be reversed but to do so, humanity’s fate will rest in the hands of crew of Space Battleship Yamoto as they venture into deepest space to go head to head with the Gamila scourge.

Space Battleship Yamato plays out on an epic stage. There’s no denying that it will quench your thirst for action as it takes viewers beyond the realms of reason and presents us with an adventure comparable to some of our favourite sci-fi classics such as Battlestar Galatica, Star Wars and Starship Troopers. We love the larger than life on screen personalities, not to mention some of the best coiffed heroes we’ve seen in a long time.

“…massively entertaining and just plain fun to watch.” AnimeNewsNetwork

“SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO is a joyride, an action-packed tribute to the original animation that captures everything you would want to see in an adaptation.” – SciFiJapan

“…awesome visuals and thrilling science fiction action.” – Beyond Hollywood

It is almost 40 years since the legendary TV animation “Star Blazers” debuted in Japan, and at last, the global phenomenon and highly sought after series comes to home entertainment as a live-action sci-fi blockbuster.

Yamato is to this day, the most expensive film ever made in Japan and famously knocked Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 off the top of the charts upon its release in 2011.

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