For me, telling the story of the Yamato was a private catharsis of sorts. As we made our way through production, I felt like I, too, was sinking into the whirlpool of history swirling around the ...

A haiku by Takewo Yamamoto goes to the effect, “The day the Yamato met its end/ In the sea of oblivion.” April 7 marks the 77th anniversary of the sinking of the Yamato. Its remains still lie ...

Alongside her sister ship Yamato, Musashi was among the largest ... had begun 11 years earlier and were based on four different sinking positions in the Sibuyan Sea, including both the "official ...

Of the just over 3,000 men aboard the Yamato on the morning of April 7, 1945, fewer than 300 were alive at day's end. In the interviews below, meet two Yamato veterans still haunted by memories of ...

As 2025 will mark the 80th anniversary of the Yamato’s sinking, a previously unknown record was unearthed by The Asahi Shimbun to shed light on why the reckless plan had been put into action.

who won the legal copyright to the Yamato franchise from its creator, Leiji Matsumoto (Galaxy Express 999, Captain Harlock). The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray earlier this year, so should ...