Space Battleship Yamato

Some cheesy acting but great acts of valor for earth. A WW2 battle ship in space. Someday cats will fly too.

Takuya Kimura

Susumu Kodai

Meisa Kuroki

Yuki Mori

Toshirō Yanagiba

Shiro Sanada

Naoto Ogata

Daisuke Shima

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Hajime Saito

Did some new exercises whilst watching this movie - wheel barrows with the gym ball to rest the knees and ankles.

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Directed by	Takashi Yamazaki
Screenplay by	Shimako Sato
Based on	Space Battleship Yamato by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto
Starring	Takuya Kimura Meisa Kuroki Toshirō Yanagiba Naoto Ogata Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Maiko Shinichi Tsutsumi Reiko Takashima Isao Hashizume Toshiyuki Nishida Tsutomu Yamazaki
Narrated by	Isao Sasaki
Music by	Naoki Satō
Cinematography	Kozo Shibasaki
Edited by	Ryuji Miyajima
Production company	Robot Communications
Distributed by	Toho
Release dates	December 1, 2010 (Japan)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	$23.9 million[1]
Box office	$49,670,273[2]

In 2199, after five years of attacks by an alien race known as Gamilas, the Earth Defense Force launches a counter-offensive near Mars. The fleet's weapons are no match for the Gamilas, who easily wipe out much of the force. During the battle, EDF captain Mamoru Kodai volunteers to use his damaged ship, the destroyer Yukikaze, as a shield to cover Captain Jyuzo Okita's ship, allowing his escape. Mamoru's ship is destroyed.

On Earth, Mamoru's brother Susumu is scavenging on the irradiated surface near the half-buried wreck of the battleship Yamato, when an object impacts near him and knocks him unconscious. He awakens to find an alien message capsule. Susumu also notices that the radiation has been reduced to safe levels around him. He is rescued by Okita's returning ship and it is discovered that the capsule contains engineering schematics for a new warp drive and coordinates for the planet from which it came (Iskandar). After learning what happened at Mars, Susumu accuses Okita of using his brother as a sacrificial lamb and tries to hit him, but crewmember Yuki Mori violently stops him.

Okita believes the hope for humanity lies within Iskandar. A request for volunteers for the mission is sent out, and Kodai - a former EDF pilot - decides to reenlist. Their last battleship, the long-dead Yamato, is rebuilt and enhanced with alien technology. Before the Yamato can launch, the Gamilas attack with a gigantic missile. Captain Okita gives the order to fire the yet-untested Wave Motion Cannon, which successfully destroys the incoming missile. Kodai is reunited with his old fighter squad. Yuki, who joined the EDF years ago because of her admiration for Kodai, is bitter towards him.

The Yamato crew performs their first warp test and encounters more Gamilas ships. Since the Wave Motion Cannon is powered by the same reactor as the warp drive, the crew has to wait until the engine recharges before they can warp again. The Yamato destroys the alien capital ships, but the battle damages Yuki's fighter. Kodai launches to rescue her and is sent to the brig for disobeying orders. Shima, Kodai's former squad-mate, tells Yuki that Kodai left the service because he accidentally caused the death of his own parents and also Shima's wife during a mission.

After warping out of the Milky Way, the Yamato crew finds a Gamilas fighter adrift and recovers it to study, but the alien pilot is still alive and possesses Commando Team Leader Hajime Saitō, in order to communicate. The alien calls himself Dessla and says the Gamilas are a race with a hive mind. Kodai stuns the possessed Saito, but the alien apparently is destroyed.

Later, an ailing Captain Okita makes Kodai the acting-captain. The crew discovers the captured Gamilas fighter contains a homing beacon, giving away their position. The Yamato fires its Wave Motion Cannon to destroy a Gamilas ship, but a stealth Gamilas spacecraft latches onto the ship's occupied third bridge on the bottom of the hull. Kodai reluctantly orders Yuki, in her fighter, to blast the third bridge support away moments before it detonates, saving the Yamato but killing several crew. Kodai apologizes to Yuki for ordering her to doom their crewmates, and they have an intimate moment as the ship warps again.

The Yamato arrives at Iskandar, but is met by a large Gamilas fleet that sends a spacecraft to obstruct the muzzle of the Wave Motion Cannon. With their main weapon disabled, Kodai makes the dangerous choice to conduct a random warp and ends up at the opposite side of Iskandar. They are surprised to see that it is lifeless, and in fact strongly resembles Earth in its presently irradiated state. It is then discovered that Gamilas and Iskandar are the same planet. The crew thinks it is a trap, but Kodai urges them to go ahead. He leads an attack party to the planet's surface against heavy Gamilas opposition. Much of the assault force is killed, and the remaining pilots stay behind to cover for Kodai, Sanada, Saito and Mori as they head for the coordinates.

Once they reach the coordinates, an alien possesses Yuki's body and explains that the Gamilas and Iskandar are two aspects of the same race. The alien says their planet is dying and they saw Earth as the most suitable replacement, after first killing off humanity. Iskandar did not agree with this and was imprisoned. Iskandar implants in Yuki the ability to clean the radiation from Earth. As she and Kodai return to the Yamato, Saito and Sanada sacrifice themselves by destroying the Gamilas power source. The Yamato returns to Earth, where Okita dies. The crew rejoices at their return home, but a surviving Gamilas ship ambushes them and severely damages the warship. Dessla now appears and says they no longer wish to invade the Earth; however, since the majority of the Gamilas were killed, he intends to destroy the planet with his ship to avenge his race. Kodai orders the surviving crew to abandon ship before he pilots the Yamato on a kamikaze attack against Dessler's ship. He fires the blocked Wave Motion Cannon, which destroys both spaceships.

The ending shows Yuki standing with a child, implied to be Kodai's son, on the Earth's surface now restored to its original state.

Yamato Crew[edit]

• Takuya Kimura as Susumu Kodai
• Meisa Kuroki as Yuki Mori, Black Tiger Squadron ace pilot
• Toshirō Yanagiba as Shirō Sanada, chief science/technology Officer
• Naoto Ogata as Daisuke Shima, chief navigator
• Reiko Takashima as Dr. Sado, ship doctor
• Toshiyuki Nishida as Hikozaemon Tokugawa, chief engineer
• Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Hajime Saitō, Space Commandos leader
• Maiko Skorick (マイコ) as Aihara, communications officer
• Toshihiro Yashiba as Yasuo Nanbu, tactical unit
• Kazuki Namioka as Saburō Katō, Black Tiger Squadron commander
• Takumi Saito as Akira Yamamoto, Black Tiger Squadron member
• Takahiro Miura as Furuya, Black Tiger Squadron member
• Tsutomu Yamazaki as Capt Jūzō Okita
• Kensuke Ōwada as Kenjirō Ōta, navigator
• Sawai Miyū as Higashida

Others[edit]

• Shinichi Tsutsumi as Mamoru Kodai, Susumu's older brother and captain of the space destroyer Yukikaze
• Isao Hashizume as Heikurō Tōdō, Earth Defense Force commander-in-chief

Rurouni Kenshin

A samurai who does not kill. Has a backblade the cutting edge of the katana on the wrong side of the sword. Huh? Miss kaoru is the antidote for battosai the assassin's killing.... Great watch on a 21km treadmill spin.

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As the Imperialist forces celebrate their victory in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, the participant Hitokiri Battōsai walks away from the battlefield, abandoning his sword. But, the Battōsai's old katana is not left alone. It is claimed by one of the fallen, Udo Jin-e.

A decade later, Saitō Hajime and his fellow policemen investigate the murder of an undercover cop supposedly by the hands of the Battōsai. But Saitō is not convinced and suspects Takeda Kanryū, a wealthy, but cruel businessman.

Meanwhile, the former Hitokiri Battōsai (now calling himself Himura Kenshin) arrives in Tokyo. While roaming its streets, he meets Kamiya Kaoru, the owner of her late father's Kendo school. With her dojo's name smeared by one bearing the name of Battōsai, she attacks him believing him to be the famed killer, but is proven wrong when Kenshin reveals he only carries a sakabatō (逆刃刀^?, "reverse-blade sword").

Elsewhere, Takani Megumi, a woman forced to make opium for Takeda Kanryū, escapes and turns to the police for a safe haven after witnessing the deaths of the other opium makers. However, Udō Jin-e, under the service of Kanryū, hunts her down, slaying everyone in the police station. Luckily, she escapes in the ensuing chaos.

Kaoru crosses paths with Jin-e, the actual perpetrator killing under her dojo's style of swordsmanship. Utterly no match for him, she is injured in the fight, but Kenshin appears out of nowhere and saves her. Jin-e immediately realizes Kenshin's hidden identity as the true Battōsai, before a swarm of policemen rush onto the scene, giving Kenshin and Kaoru a chance to flee. Kaoru leads Kenshin to her dojo where they will be safe.

Next, a group of thugs under Takeda Kanryū attempt to take over the dojo. After revealing his identity as the former Battōsai, Kenshin beats down the entire gang without killing a single one before the police arrive. Kenshin takes the blame for the incident and gets himself arrested in order to help avoid Kaoru's dojo being blamed for the violence. Soon, Saitō recognizes him and releases him. After his release, he is greeted by Kaoru who knows Kenshin is not the Battōsai who had defamed her dojo and takes him back to the dojo. Kenshin afterward moves in with Kaoru and her only student, the boy Myōjin Yahiko.

Still running on the streets for her life, Megumi runs into Yahiko who helps hide her and brings her to the dojo where she is introduced to everyone. Kaoru treats everyone to a sukiyaki dinner at the Akabeko restaurant, only to have the occasion spoiled by Kanryū coming and offering to hire Kenshin, who humbly declines. Here, he is challenged by Sagara Sanosuke for the job and they leave the establishment to fight.

Later that evening, Jin-e goes on a killing spree leaving many corpses for the police to find the following day. Kenshin witnesses the horror, as well as a woman mourning the death of her lover. This evokes a memory for Kenshin from his years as an assassin when he witnessed a woman mourning a man that he had killed, a sword fight that left a scar on his face. Later that night, a masked man working for Kanryū warns Megumi of coming dangers.

The next day the people around the dojo fall ill from rat poison contaminating the community wells. Megumi suspects it is Kanryū's doing and helps by providing medication for the victims. Angry at Kanryū, Megumi attempts to kill him, but fails and is instead held hostage by the wealthy drug-dealer. Besting all his men, Kenshin and Sanosuke attack Kanryū's mansion in hopes of rescuing Megumi. Saitō assists them to subdue Kanryū, who is armed with a Gatling gun. They rescue Megumi, but discover that Jin-e, the fake Battōsai and Kanryū's man, has kidnapped Kaoru.

Kenshin pursues Jin-e. To further provoke Kenshin, Jin-e uses a special technique that paralyzes Kaoru's lungs and can only be undone with his death. After an intense battle, Kenshin critically injures Jin-e by shattering his elbow with his scabbard. Before Kenshin could land the killing blow, Kaoru overcomes the paralysis and stops Kenshin from killing Jin-e. Jin-e commits suicide, telling Kenshin before his last breath that he who lives by the sword must die by the sword, a re-occurring theme, counter to Kenshin's vow never to kill again.

Kenshin, tired and wounded, carries the unconscious Kaoru back to the dojo. They rest, in the care of Megumi and Yahiko. Upon waking up, Kaoru does not see Kenshin and goes in search for him. She finds him carrying back some vegetables, and is relieved of her fear that he may have left permanently.

Cast

• Takeru Satoh as Himura Kenshin, a former assassin turned wanderer who has made a vow never to kill again.
• Emi Takei as Kamiya Kaoru, the owner of a Kendo school left to her by her father.
• Munetaka Aoki as Sagara Sanosuke, a street fighter who befriends Kenshin.
• Teruyuki Kagawa as Takeda Kanryū, a ruthless businessman bent on controlling organized crime.
• Yu Aoi as Takani Megumi, one of Kanryū's forced opium-makers, though from a famed family of doctors and healers.
• Koji Kikkawa as Udō Jin-e, one of Kanryū's men, and a survivor of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
• Gou Ayano as Gein, another of Kanryū's men.
• Genki Sudo as Inui Banjin, another of Kanryū's men.
• Taketo Tanaka as Myojin Yahiko, Kaoru's only student at the dojo.
• Yosuke Eguchi as Saitō Hajime, a former member of the Shinsengumi who now works for the Meiji government as a police officer under the name of Fujita Gorō.
• Eiji Okuda as Yamagata Aritomo, a ranking member of the Meiji government and Saitō's superior.

Production

On June 28, 2011, a live-action film adaptation was announced.^[6] Produced by Warner Bros., with actual film production done by Studio Swan, the film was directed by Keishi Ōtomo and stars Takeru Satoh (of Kamen Rider Den-O fame) as Kenshin, Munetaka Aoki as Sanosuke Sagara and Emi Takei as Kaoru.^[7] The film was released on August 25, 2012,^[8] and the staff "aims to release the film internationally and eventually make a series.

After choosing Takeru Satoh as the lead, Producer Shinzō Matsuhashi commented, "Satoh has the looks and stature to be a proper Kenshin." Watsuki added that when this project was just starting, he and his wife were discussing who should play Kenshin, and decided that Satoh topped the list.^[9]

Satoh later commented, “The role of Kenshin is that of a well-known character, therefore, I think fascinating acting is needed. I would like to create the Kenshin image with the staff, while staying true to the details. I will try my best, so please look forward to it.”

Nobuhiro Watsuki praised on Satoh being cast for the role: “When this project just started, my wife and I were talking about who would suit the role of Kenshin, and Satoh Takeru-san was the one who came up on our mind first. So, when it was confirmed (that Satoh will be taking the role), I was surprised, but was also very happy. I’m looking forward to seeing his wonderful acting.”

New World (Korean 2013)

Korean organised crime movie. Makes the "godfather" look like corner delicatessen. In Chinese & Korean! With Chinese and Korean gangs.

Hwang Jung‑min

Jeong Cheong

Lee Jung‑jae

Ja‑seong

Choi Min‑sik

Section Chief Kang

Park Sung‑woong

Lee Joong‑gu

Song Ji‑hyo

Shin‑woo

Always interesting to see the emotional side of a cops and robbers thriller. With an unexpected twists in the plot. Worth an exercise session. Seen on SBS on demand.

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 The chairman of Goldmoon, South Korea's largest crime syndicate, is killed in a mysterious car accident, and the possible successors are Jung Chung, Lee Joong-Go, and to a lesser extent, Jang Su-Ki. Goldmoon is an amalgamation of several crime gangs that were assimilated by the dominant Jaebum clan. Jung Chung was the former head of the Chinese-descended Northmoon gang, the largest of Jaebum's rival gangs, until it merged, and has since become executive director of Goldmoon. Lee Joong-go is the former second-in-command of the Jaebum clan, but was pushed down by Jung after the merging and serves as one of the managing directors instead, despite being backed by the Jaebum faction, which as a whole holds the most power. Jang Su-Ki, as the vice chair of Goldmoon, is officially the heir apparent but his clan was dissolved during the merging and his position in the group is strictly a formality, with no real power or involvement in day-to-day operations of the syndicate. Although Jung has the highest chance of becoming the heir, Jung's right-hand man, Ja-Sung (Lee Jung-jae), is really an undercover police officer. Ja-Sung has been operating for eight years and is exhausted and constantly worried of being discovered. He was promised reassignment to an overseas position in the police force, but he is forced to keep working undercover with the threat of having his true identity leaked if he refuses.

Chief Kang (Choi Min-sik) and Director Ko wish to influence the succession to favor the weakest candidate, Jang, with the plan resulting in the syndicate being taken down before it grows too powerful for it to be contained by the police. They first ask Ja-sung to leak incriminating evidence about Jung. Then they go to Jung, and convince him to leak evidence about his rival Lee in exchange for not being prosecuted. Once Lee is in jail, they inform Lee that Jung betrayed him, the result of which is that Lee sends directions for Jung's murder.

Jung remains confused as to how the police got the evidence against him, and is insulted when Chief Kang refuses a bribe from Jung in a later meeting. He pays a large sum of money for Chinese hackers to investigate, which leads to the discovery of three undercover police within his staff, one of them being Ja-sung, the second being Ja-sung's Go instructor, who was actually his handler, and his own right-hand man Suk-Mu, to which Ja-Sung was completely unaware of his real identity. He spares Ja-sung because they have become good friends to the point of Jung calling Ja-sung his brother, and proceeds to murder the other two. Shortly after, Lee's followers attack Jung's faction, during which Jung, whilst killing most of his assailants, is mortally wounded. While lying in the hospital near his death, Jung tells Ja-Sung that he needs to decide his loyalty, stating it will be the only way he can survive.

Chief Kang breaks his promise to Ja-Sung once more by refusing to let him disappear, instead making him Jang's vice chairman upon Jang becoming chairman, thus giving Ja-sung more access to sensitive information that can take down the syndicate in the future. Moreover, Ja-sung's wife, who has been secretly spying on him on Chief Kang's behalf, was pregnant, but the stress from Ja-sung's profession and her own spy work, along the sudden shock of an attempted hit by Lee's men, results in a miscarriage. It also happens at this point that Lee is released from jail, due to the evidence against him proving to be insufficient. Lee will certainly seek the death of Ja-Sung but Chief Kang show no concern for this, due to Lee seemingly losing all his power after the attack on Jung's faction and the public fiasco afterward resulting in his entire faction being banished from the syndicate.

Jang, who is poised to succeed, tries to kill Ja-Sung, an event which Chief Kang anticipated but also did nothing to stop. However, Ja-Sung had already secured the loyalty of Jang's men, along with Jung's faction, leading to Jang's own death, as well as Ja-Sung's succession as chairman. Feeling deeply betrayed by Chief Kang's constant refusal to let him walk away, Ja-Sung decides to become a full criminal. He orders the murder of Chief Kang and Director Ko so that no record will remain of old identity. He also murders Lee, his only possible rival, as revenge for Jung.

The last scene is a flash-back from six years ago, when Ja-sung was still beginning as an undercover cop. He and Jung, at that time a low-level member, successfully kill a much larger group of rival criminals, seemingly enjoying the process. This demonstrates Ja-sung's early corruption and also the depth of Jung's friendship with him.

Directed by	Park Hoon-jung
Produced by	Han Jae-duk Kim Hyun-woo
Written by	Park Hoon-jung
Starring	Choi Min-sik Hwang Jung-min Lee Jung-jae
Music by	Jo Yeong-wook
Cinematography	Chung Chung-hoon Yu Eok
Edited by	Moon Se-kyung
Distributed by	Next Entertainment World
Release dates	21 February 2013
Running time	134 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean, Mandarin
Budget	₩7.3 billion
Box office	US$31,670,607

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