Certainly like the look of this - Space Battleship Yamato live action starring Kimura Takuya. Unfortunately will have to wait until December when it hits Japanese theaters.
And how about the anime version movie now showing in the theaters?
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Wow, the live action actually looks good, unlike most I've seen.
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Yeah, the Japanese are great with Anime and stuff, but they don't usually have a flare for Live Action. I'm impressed too!
yipie this what I want live action of yamato
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Live action would be cool! I wonder who's going to do the CGI's? hmmmm. . .
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Too short to say anything >_>
the cg looks good though
All round good guy and musician
Yes, VERY short. I wanted more. Gotta HAVE the dvd...
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I'd like to see it. But alas, my Japanese is no wheres near good enough to understand the dialog. Hope they release it on DVD with dubs
High School Student
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I would not watch the dub. I did rather watch it raw.
Game Design apprentice
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After watching the trailer, I can only say:
魂燃える
I always wish they old classic could come back again.
Student
I may be one of the few who actually owns all 3 box sets of this anime in VHS format. Loved it back then and hopefully, the live action won't disappoint.
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Looks interesting, going to give it a try tough I dont really watch dramas
pervert
as long as its not made by america then it will be good
Trooper
Nope. America makes way more better movies then Japan.
Limousine Driver
Agreed
pervert
not good anime adaptations
illustrator, game developer
dragonball evolution is no good, Blood the vampire is no good too, FF spirit within is no good too, all street fighter movies are no good too, hollywood adaptation of godzilla is great but the story is totally wrong for a godzilla movie (too small, too weak, etc)
Atom Boy was created by Imagi Studio from Hongkong
If you want to make a great movie, stay away from hollywood -__-;
Limousine Driver
I will admit that Hollywood has made some bad movies but you need to get some facts straight. The first two movies on your rant were made in Japan. FF TSW was made in Japan and the US by HiroNobu SakaGuchi. Street fighter was never supposed to to win an Academy award. Godzilla was an adaptation on the series. Not the series itself. It's Astro Boy not Atom Boy and it was created in a Japanese manga in 1952 So why do you hate Hollywood so much?
Student
Looked nice, might check the liveaction out if I can find subs or if they somehow manages to release it on DVD with subs.
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Hope they release it soon.
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I look forward to this coming. One thing, how long before it comes on DVD and if the DVD ever gets to America ?
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Why does this strike me as being similar in nature to the reboot of Star Trek? This looks very, very promising indeed.
Trooper
As far as Japanese movies go, I only like the Death Note movies, Battle Royal, and some Akira Kurosawa movies, out of all the tons and tons and tons I've seen. As far as special effects go I just think Japanese movies don't compare to American movies, and maybe it is that the Japanese movies they market over here always seem to be like B movie quality, I have never really seen a solid truly awesome Japanese live action movie. I mean Machine girl... Yoyo Cop... and *shrugg* Bikini Samurai Squad... give me a break. A lot of people really liked Tikashi Miike's Dead or Alive trilogy, but I found it slow, boring, and just down right odd. I didn't think Ju-oh or Ringu was any good either. Also watched a few of Kitano Takeshi's movies and they were just blah to me. Suicide CLub was a horrid film. So I am just really skeptical when it comes to Japanese live action. Sorry this rant went on longer than I thought.
Trooper
Also, The Space Battle Ship Yamato series has always kind of thrown me off because it just seems so so Japanese. Like it feels like to me to really appreciate it you have to be Japanese. I mean obviously it displays a lot of Japanese pride, the Yamato was the biggest battleship ever to be constructed by man and was the pride of the Imperial navy back in WWII, which is cool and all... but I mean I'm American, you know. So it is just kind of strange for me. You know what I'm talking about? Maybe its just me...
Limousine Driver
I know what you mean. I have seen a lot of "J" movies i like but i think that they are a little more difficult to follow for the average international viewer than American movies are. Japan is a homogeneous society and as such approaches things from that perspective. America is far more diverse and must approach things like this with that in mind, hence the popularity of American film in the international community.
Trooper
I totally agree with you. Actually, one of the reasons I really enjoyed Kurosawa's movies (and the main reason many people enjoy them) is that he was highly influenced by western style movies, and in fact a lot of Japanese don't really like his movies. Also in a interview the director of Death Note said he did his best to make the movies more international than the average Japanese movie. It still is really Japanese oriented to me, but I like Death Note as a manga and an anime and as far as a film interpretation goes they are pretty good. Battle Royal I was really into as a teen and it was kind of like a fight the power kind of thing and a "My girl and I vs. the world" kind of thing. With anime though, it is different. ANime is very colorful, the characters show a wide range of emotions, and usually there is a really strong and epic story to be told. Anime is definitely more international. But every so often I watch an anime and I just am like, "This is TOO Japanese!"
Limousine Driver
For me you have just touched on one of the things i like about Japan. It is SOOO Japanese!
Trooper
It is as Japanese as it comes!
Trooper
Actually there is this really cool British TV I'm sure everyone here has heard of, but just in case called Japanorama and it is all about Japanese pop culture and has a lot on Japanese cinema and other interesting Japanese stuff. Great show. I think you can still watch full episodes on youtube. I think.
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This looks cool :] Will watch when its available
Yeah, I love japanese movies, I'll have to check this out.
Magi 2nd network assistant
Watched all the series and built the Starship with Lego.
80's ain't comin' back :(
Anyway great nostalgic post.
~Undine~
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Looks pretty cool, both the anime version and the live action. Will be interesting to see them both.
Student
I've never seen this before in animation or live action but I'll look into it since it looks interesting.
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it's been yonks since i last watched this - back in my post toddler years me thinks...
will need to rewatch the whole anime series before i embark on the viewing this film
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looks like a Star Trek film ripoff....
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Except the characters looked aged correctly and portrayed closely (at least visually with the exception of Nova?) and the small tiny bit in the trailer gives the impression of being a telling of the established story instead of a reboot..
..so no, not like a Star Trek film ripoff at all actually.
Network Engineer
I remember growing up in the late 70's watching this cartoon on Sunday Morning's.
It was always a treat to catch an episode before breakfast and going to church.
I have never seen the entire series but would like to see a well done Live Action pulled off.
Hopefully well get a English sub title or translation.
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This looks EPIC w00t
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takuya Kimura??? I hope it's not a fake news
Software Developer
I liked hearing the old theme song in the live-action trailer. Remakes or LA versions hardly ever use the original's music.
That said, the LA trailer seems chopped at the end. Has anyone found a longer version?
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a bit late to comment... Kimura so hot! :P
I agree...
*plays video*
oh carp-fish is that's a guy. ^^;;;
the live action looks amazing! can't wait to see this. ^^
and Kimura sure is sexy~ ^^
Student
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Hopefully, the live action will live up to the anime/manga version.
IT manager
OH! MY GOD!
This really takes me back!!! I cannot WAIT to see this. I watched this series in the U.S. when I was like 7 years old every day after school. I ran home to get in front of the TV. It was awesome. Recently I have taken to downloading and rewatching these old favorites. And now I find THIS!!! Amazing! Wow!
Student or something like that
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Just saw the teaser, This one and the live-action of gantz will be in my must-watch list for sure!!
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
That looks really good. O.O
can't wait to see this. ^^
Myself-finder
i loved the original opening of it
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O.O!!
;_; childhood memories. About the anime, not about my childhood. -_-
Just a pair of words: Do want!
Photo Monster God
Looks great, they should have incorporated the Syd Mead designs. JMO.
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Ouh I've never seen Kimutaku in a sci-fi movie. He was great in Beautiful Life drama and movie Bushi no Ichibun. And he seems to have the right hair style to play the character of Susumu Kodai.
truck driver
I am currently doing a script for a live action star blazers movie as well,in it i have not replaced the 2 leads as females,and to stay true to Yamato it has a good amount of background as well.It is 50% done and when its finished im hoping to have it made.