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Reng Kantai Shirei Chkan Yamamoto Isoroku Taiheiy Sens Nanajnenme no Shinjitsu Japanese 70 ? is a 2011 Japanese war drama film about Isoroku Yamamoto. The film is also known in English as Isoroku Yamamoto, the CommanderinChief of the Combined Fleet and Admiral Yamamoto The Untold Story of the Pacific War.

The making of the film lasted four years. Kji 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 Japanese leader should be.Rob Schwartz from Metropolis described the film as a wellpaced and wellacted 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 doesnt fall into that trap. Ronnie Scheib from Variety characterised the film as Izuru Narushimas wellcrafted, rather oldfashioned and unquestioning elegy to Yamamoto, which succeeds where many biopics fail in fully integrating the private man and the public figure. ........

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