Space Battleship Yamato
2010 | Live Action | 138 min | NR
State Theatre -Screen 1
Wednesday, Apr 13, 2016 7:00 PM
Part of the CineManga Film Series Presented by the U-M Center for Japanese Studies
Plays Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00 PM at the State. Part of the CineManga Film Series.
Presented by the U-M Center for Japanese Studies with additional support from Vault of Midnight.
Featuring a special pre-show primer by University of Michigan professor Jonathan Zwicker.
Based on the manga from Leiji Matsumoto, which also inspired the classic anime television series-known as Star Blazers in the U.S.-the CGI-laden live action adaptation from acclaimed director Takashi Yamazaki takes its audience to 2199 where the crew of the Space Battleship Yamato set out on a journey to the planet Iskandar to acquire a device that can potentially heal the war-ravaged Earth.
Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.