Admiral Yamamoto (film)
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| Kanji | 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六 | ||||
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| Directed by | Seiji Maruyama Eiji Tsuburaya (special effects) | ||||
| Written by | Katsuya Susaki Seiji Maruyama | ||||
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka | ||||
| Starring | Toshiro Mifune | ||||
| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada Motoyoshi Tomioka (special effects) Yōichi Manoda (special effects) | ||||
| Edited by | Ryōhei Fujii | ||||
| Music by | Masaru Sato | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 130 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Budget | ¥300 million | ||||
| Box office | ¥400 million | ||||
Admiral Yamamoto (Japanese: 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六, Hepburn: Rengō Kantai Shirei Chōkan Yamamoto Isoroku, lit. 'Isoroku Yamamoto: Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet') ia a 1968 Japanese epic war film directed by Seiji Maruyama, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is the second film in 8.15 series, after Japan's Longest Day (1967), with Battle of the Japan Sea following in 1969, The Militarists following in 1970, and Battle of Okinawa following in 1971. The film stars Toshiro Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.