Space Battleship Yamato (1977 film)

Space Battleship Yamato , Uch Senkan Yamato? , also known as Space Cruiser Yamato and Cosmoship Yamato, is the first theatrical movie based on the classic anime series known as Star Blazers in the United States. Unlike the later films that would follow it, this is a compilation film consisting of various television episodes edited from the Iscandar arc of the 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 television broadcast and was lost until the DVD release. In English speaking countries, it was known by the title Space Cruiser.

In order to get this device, the space battleship Yamato is launched from the remains of its World War II ancestor on a 148,000 lightyear 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.In 2010, a liveaction remake of Space Battleship Yamato opened in Japan, followed by several sequels. Also resulting from this franchise is Space Battleship Yamato 2199, an anime reimagining of the classic story. A liveaction revival of Space Battleship Yamato is set to reach theaters in 2017 under the tentative title of Star Blazers. It will be produced by Skydance Productions with Shoji Nishizaki as the executive producer and Christopher McQuarrie as the director. ........

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