The Imperial Navy
1981, Japanese. Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi.
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 8 August 1981
- Original title
- 連合艦隊
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Katsuya Susaki
- Box office
- $12M
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The Imperial Navy runs 145 minutes (2h 25m).
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The Imperial Navy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 August 1981. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Imperial Navy?
The Imperial Navy (1981) was directed by Shūe Matsubayashi and stars Keiju Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kenichi Kaneda.