Be Forever Yamato
1980 · 145 min · ★ 7.5 · Animation, Drama, Science Fiction, Action
The Black Nebula Empire attacks Earth and threatens to blow up the planet with a bomb they placed on Earth if counter attacked. Earths hopes rest on the Yamato crew as they go to the Black Nebula Planet and try to find a way to difuse the bomb before it's too late.
Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata · Written by Toshio Masuda
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Kei Tomiyama Susumu Kodai (voice) -
Shūsei Nakamura Daisuke Shima (voice) -
Takeshi Aono Shirou Sanada (voice) -
Keiko Han Sasha Kodai (voice) -
Yoko Asagami Yuki Mori (voice) -
Shinji Nomura Yoshikazu Aihara (voice) -
Ichiro Nagai Sakezou Sado (voice) -
Kenichi Ogata Analyzer (voice) -
Akira Kamiya Shiro Kato (voice) -
Taichiro Hirokawa Mamoru Kodai (voice) -
Miyuki Ueda Starsha (voice) -
Toru Furuya Tasuke Tokugawa (voice)
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MovieActionAnimation
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