# Be Forever Yamato (1980)

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**Original title**: *ヤマトよ永遠に*
**Runtime**: 145 min
**Genres**: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction, Action
**Directed by**: Toshio Masuda, Leiji Matsumoto, Tomoharu Katsumata
**Written by**: Toshio Masuda
**Starring**: Kei Tomiyama, Shūsei Nakamura, Takeshi Aono, Keiko Han, Yoko Asagami, Shinji Nomura

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You board the cosmic ark Yamato for Earth’s last hope. The Black Nebula Empire demands surrender or detonates its doomsday device. Then the crew risks everything beyond the solar edge. Akira’s anime cuts between space battles and quiet memorials.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, epic, neon-soaked, tender

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