IJN YAMATO

A promotional film for last years Japanese film about the IJN Yamato, the largest battleship ever build. This thing was a behemoth, mounting 18" guns, the largest caliber ever mounted on a ship of the line in any navy. This film is all about celebrating past glory. But the ironic thing about it is the Yamato was never used offensively and died in a suicide attack with only enough fuel for a one way ticket to hell at the cost of several thousand of her crew. Her sister ship Musashi did not fare much better and yet another Yamato hull, Shinano, was converted to an aircraft carrier but was lost on her maiden voyage.

The film actually looks like crap with the over the top acting, uninspired direction and sappy story, but maybe worth watching for the ship.