Space Battleship Yamato Live Action Film Trailer
"The crew of the Space Battleship Yamato set out on a journey to the planet Iscandar to acquire a device that can heal the ravaged Earth." ~ goes the plot for the upcoming live-action SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO feature film [www] staring J-Pop idol Takuya Kimura (from SMAP) as "Susumu Kodai", directed by Takashi Yamazaki. The film is scheduled for a December 2010 release [IMDb]. With the teaser trailer shown above, I can hardly wait! CLICK THRU for screengrabs and refresh your memory of the classic anime!
FYI: TRE first posted news about the existence of this live-action film, along with the feature of the animated feature film in September! Seems 2010 is a banner year for fans of classic anime properties, innit? *Serious-Cool*
THE CLASSIC ANIME:
Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト, Uchū Senkan Yamato?) is a Japanese science fiction anime series and the name of its eponymous space craft. It is also known to English-speaking audiences as Space Cruiser Yamato or Star Blazers; an English-dubbed and partly edited version of the series was broadcast on North American and Australian television under the latter title... [Wiki]
LIVE-ACTION-PRODUCTION:
Noboru Ishiguro, director and writer of the original Space Battleship Yamato television anime series, confirmed at his Otakon panel on Saturday, July 17, 2009 that a live action version of Space Battleship Yamato is in development. He also noted that Takuya Kimura, the member of the SMAP entertainment unit known to Japanese fans as "KimuTaku," will star as the main hero Susumu Kodai in the remake of the space opera classic.
Erika Sawajiri (Shinobi) was originally scheduled to also star in the film as the female lead character Yuki Mori, but was replaced by Meisa Kuroki (Vexille - 2077 Isolation of Japan, Crows Zero).
Takashi Yamazaki, the director best known for Returner, Always: Sunset on Third Street, and this year's Ballad, will helm the project for a planned December 2010 release. The Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) production company has been planning the live action movie for the last five years.
EFFECTS:
The Space Battleship Yamato live-action film will use computer graphics and is budgeted at over 2,2 billion yen (US$22 million). The Daily Sports newspaper reported that 80% of the scenes will incorporate the latest CGI technology to recreate the space battles from the TV series. Filming began on October 12, 2009 and will end within this year. Computer graphics, editing, and other elements of post-production will take over nine months before TOHO opens the film in December of 2010 in Japan.
All above text/info via Wiki / Screengrabs originally via Fanboy.com (more grabs via!)
