Admiral Yamamoto (film)

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 [ja], 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.^[4] The film stars Toshiro Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.

Admiral Yamamoto
International theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Rengō Kantai Shirei Chōkan Yamamoto Isoroku
Directed by	Seiji Maruyama [ja] Eiji Tsuburaya (special effects)
Written by	Katsuya Susaki [ja][1] Seiji Maruyama[1]
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka[1]
Starring	Toshiro Mifune[1]
Cinematography	Kazuo Yamada [ja][1] Motoyoshi Tomioka [ja][1] (special effects) Yōichi Manoda [ja] (special effects)[1]
Edited by	Ryōhei Fujii [ja][1]
Music by	Masaru Sato[1]
Production company	Toho
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	August 14, 1968 (1968-08-14) (Japan)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥300 million[2]
Box office	¥400 million[3]

Cast

Source:^[5]

• Toshiro Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
• Matsumoto Hakuō I as Mitsumasa Yonai
• Masayuki Mori as Fumimaro Konoe
• Eijirō Yanagi as Osami Nagano
• Masao Imafuku as Shunroku Hata
• Toshio Kurosawa as Masatomi Kimura