The Return Of Space Battleship Yamato

Sources: Twitch / Avery Guerra

After a twenty-five year absence from the big screen, 73 year old producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki is ready to revive the Anime ‘Space Battleship Yamato’ (Starblazers). To begin production on this new full-lenghth animated feature, Nishizaki recently founded Yamato Studio in the Nerima section of Tokyo, with 40 staff members including general director Toshio Masuda and general animation director Tomonori Kogawa.

Plot Synopsis:

In 2220 the Earth is threatened by the expansion of a black hole. A plan is formed to transport 300 million people off the planet, but the fleet is attacked and the Yamato is forced to retaliate. Susumu Kodai (then 38) takes up the role of captain. In this story, he and his wife Yuki have their daughter Miyuki.

Originally Nishizaki had planned to begin work on a new "Yamoto" film as far back as 2004, but a legal dispute over the copyright forced him to abandon the project. This time, however, the producer has been assured that all of the issues surrounding that case have been resolved and has been given a green light to begin production.