{"id":42681,"date":"2024-12-24T14:26:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T22:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=42681"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:45:27","slug":"kurikuri383","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/kurikuri383\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly KuriKuri<\/em>, March 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Series Finale<\/h3>\n

Space Battleship Yamato, The Final Chapter<\/em><\/h2>\n[First word]
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What exactly is the Yamato<\/em> series, which has continued from Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> to Farewell<\/em> to Be Forever?<\/em> And is this really the final work? At the very least, I think it can be said that it was Yamato<\/em> that sparked the anime boom that followed the truly incredible release of Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> (summer 1977), which was a compilation of the TV series. The second installment, Farewell to Yamato<\/em>, was a huge hit, drawing in around 4 million viewers. For that reason alone, I think fans have mixed feelings about this fourth and final installment in the series.<\/p>\n[Main staff]
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Planning, production, and general direction is by Yoshinobu Nishizaki (the producer who created Yamato<\/em>. When talking about Yamato<\/em>, this man’s presence cannot be forgotten).<\/p>\n

Original work by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto (Mr. Matsumoto became a leading figure in the manga and anime worlds during the anime boom).<\/p>\n

Screenplay by Hideaki Yamamoto, Kazuo Kasahara, Eiichi Yamamoto, Toshio Masuda, and Yoshinobu Nishizaki (many of these are screenwriters who worked on films other than anime).<\/p>\n

Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata and Yoshinobu Nishizaki (Nishizaki also makes an appearance here, which is amazing. Katsumata has directed such anime as Arcadia of my Youth).<\/em><\/p>\n

General supervisor Toshio Masuda (director of many films including The Empire of Japan<\/em> and High Teen Boogie).<\/em><\/p>\n

Chief Animator Kazuhiko Udagawa (who has worked on many TV anime).<\/p>\n

Concept and design by Tsuji Tadanao (whose works include Swan Lake<\/em> and 198X).<\/em><\/p>\n

Kei Tomiyama as Susumu Kodai (a voice actor who has appeared in many anime series including Candy Candy).<\/em><\/p>\n

Yoko Asagami as Yuki Mori (a young voice actress who is active in many places, appearing in many of Leiji Matsumoto’s works).<\/p>\n

Goro Naya as Juzo Okita (an actor in multiple roles, including Kowalksi in Crusher Joe<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Hideo Nakamura as Daisuke Shima (at one point he was in danger of not being able to appear due to illness, and Isao Sasaki was almost appointed as a pinch hitter, but in the end Shima should be played by Nakamura).<\/p>\n[Translator’s note: this entry is incorrect. Nakamura was too ill to perform, so he asked Sasaki to take the role.]
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Takeshi Aono as Shiro Sanada (who also appeared in The Incredible Hulk).<\/em><\/p>\n

Ichiro Nagai as Sakezo Sado (a veteran who appeared in the popular TV movie Rawhide).<\/em><\/p>\n

Narration by Tatsuya Nakadai (this is his first time narrating an anime).<\/p>\n[Memo: Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> The Final Chapter<\/em>]
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Release: March 19 nationwide by Toei and Tokyu. Distributed by Toei. Production staff: approximately 1,000. Production cost: approximately 350 million yen. Number of frames: approximately 80,000. Running time: 2 hours and 40 minutes. Production began in the spring of 1982. Produced by Toei Animation and West Cape Corporation.<\/p>\n[Story]
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The Dengil Empire attempts to flood Earth in order to conquer it. While on patrol, Yamato<\/em> is attacked by a nuclear weapon from the Dengil fleet, and Susumu Kodai is severely injured. Taking responsibility, Kodai declines the captaincy. But on the advice of his dear Captain Okita, he boards Yamato<\/em> as a combat team leader. Yamato<\/em> then takes off to defend Earth and Kodai, along with his girlfriend Yuki, enters the battle against Dengil.<\/p>\n[Message from Director Tomoharu Katsumata]
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Yamato<\/em> is an animation that can be enjoyed by both adults and children with its powerful drama, persuasive direction, and visuals. There was a foreign film called Tron<\/em> that made full use of computer graphics, but the techniques used in this film surpass that one, which is a particular highlight. The scene where the water from planet Aquarius rushes through space is on an astonishing scale.<\/p>\n

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