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  1. Original title: Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku. 1968. 2h 11m. IMDb RATING. 6.8 /10. 214. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama War. A biography of one of the only beloved postwar figures of Japan's disastrous Pacific War. A common-sense soldier knows the war is doomed, but gamely goes ahead and does the best with what he's given. Director.

    • (214)
    • Drama, War
    • Seiji Maruyama
    • 1968-12-27
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    The final 5 years of Isoroku Yamamoto's military career is shown through his family life. Yamamoto was a great naval strategist who climbed up the ranks in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Yamamoto was against many of the Imperial Japanese Army's decisions. He opposed the signing of the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in 1939 and attempted to pre...

    Kōji Yakusho as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
    Toshirō Yanagiba as Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue
    Hiroshi Abe as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

    The making of the film lasted four years. Kōji Yakusho was reportedly the only actor considered for the role of Yamamoto, and the film would have been canceled if he turned it down.Yakusho was offered the role in the summer of 2009, and accepted the role in the winter of 2010. The production staff declared it intended to present an image of "what a...

    Theme song "Makoto"

    1. Song- Kei Ogura (Universal Music Group) / Lyrics- Kei Ogura/ Composition-Takeo Kato, Masaru Suezaki Exhibition / Arrangement-Takeo Kato

    Love theme "For whom the bell rings"

    1. Song- Maki Changu (Vap) / Lyrics / Composition- Maki Changu / Arrangement- Jun Sato

    Rob Schwartz from Metropolis described the film as a "well-paced and well-acted work", which "is not a bad watch for those interested in a Japanese view of the war". Schwartz further noted that unlike the 1968 film with the same title, which "was a piece of propaganda", the 2011 film "doesn’t fall into that trap". Ronnie Scheib from Variety charact...

    The manga version was serialized in "Grand Jump" (Shueisha), which was first published on November 16, 2011, from the first issue to the 17th issue (released on July 18, 2012). Supervision: Kazutoshi Hando, Drawing: Rem Sakakibara.

    Isoroku at IMDb
    Admiral Yamamoto at the TCM Movie Database
  2. Dec 23, 2011 · Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet: Directed by Izuru Narushima. With Koji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Shûichi Azumaya, Mitsugorô Bandô. The life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from the early 1930's to his death at the hands of the US military in 1943.

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    • Biography, Drama, History
    • Izuru Narushima
    • 2011-12-23
  3. Synopsis. 2011 Japanese war drama film about Isoroku Yamamoto. Other English home media titles of the film are The Admiral, and Admiral Yamamoto. English titles not used in home video releases are Yamamoto Isoroku, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet and Admiral Isoroku.

  4. Aksiyon ve macera. Japan, 1941 With war raging in Europe, Japan's imperial command sees an opportunity to advance their nation's standing in the world. The plan to attack Pearl Harbor was drawn up...

  5. Year: 2011. Original title: Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku. Synopsis: The film looks at the role of Isoroku Yamamoto, the head of the Japanese Navy responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbour.

  6. www.rarewarfilms.com › admiral-yamamoto-1968Admiral Yamamoto 1968

    Admiral Yamamoto 1968. Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku: Seiji Maruyama, Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Yôko Tsukasa, On DVDR or DOWNLOAD. English Subtitles. Disc only. As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet.

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