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Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love (さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト 愛の戦士たち, Saraba Uchū Senkan Yamato Ai no Senshitachi), also called Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato or Arrivederci Yamato, is the second film based on the classic manga and anime series Space Battleship Yamato (known as Star Blazers in the United States) and the sequel to Space Battleship Yamato (1977). The same storyline was reused and expanded on later in the year on TV in Space Battleship Yamato II, albeit with a more upbeat ending.

Arrivederci Yamato
Cover art of the DVD.
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Toshio Masuda
  • Keisuke Fujikawa
  • Eiichi Yamamoto
Produced byTooru Yoshida[4]
StarringKei Tomiyama
Yoko Asagami
Shusei Nakamura
Music byHiroshi Miyagawa
Production
company
Academy Productions[lower-alpha 2]
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
July 14, 1978
Running time
151 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥360 million[5]
Box office¥4.3 billion[6] ($43 million)[7]

Plot


The year is 2202. Humanity has recovered from the war with Gamilas three years prior. Meanwhile in the distant reaches of space, the tyrannical White Comet Empire, led by the brutal Emperor Zordar, has set its sights on Earth to conquer and enslave mankind. Dessler, revived by them, pledges his loyalty and vows revenge on the Yamato under the watchful eye of Miru.

Susumu Kodai has become engaged with Yuki Mori. He now commands a destroyer in a supply escort fleet. During a routine patrol, they receive a mysterious garbled message. On the way home, they nearly collide with the Earth Defense Force’s newest and most powerful flagship, the Andromeda. To mark the anniversary of the day the Yamato returned from Iscandar, her former crew reunite at Heroes Hill to pay respects to their late captain Jyuzo Okita.

With the help of science officer Sanada, the message is analyzed. It warns of a looming threat. Sanada further reveals that a comet has been spotted rapidly approaching Earth. Kodai believes the two are connected. He urgently tries to warn the EDF defense council but his concerns are dismissed. When the crew of the Yamato is informed that the battleship is to be decommissioned, Kodai inspires them to mutiny. Kodai urges Yuki to stay on Earth against her wishes, but she secretly joins them. The entire former crew board the Yamato. Shima, having balked at disobeying orders, seemingly does not show up. A group of rowdy space marines commanded by Hajime Saito join them. Kodai helms the ship himself as they launch, but Shima reveals himself and takes his former station. Upon reaching space, the ship is joined by the Black Tiger squadron, led by Yamamoto. Encountering a distress signal, the battleship rescues Captain Ryu Hijikata from the wreckage of a patrol fleet that had just been attacked by the White Comet Empire. The Yamato and her crew are welcomed back into EDF command, and Hijikata takes over as captain.

The Yamato receives another message, which they learn is being sent by an alien named Teresa. She is held captive on her home planet Telezart by the Empire. Yamato warps there and fights her way through enemy forces to free Teresa. Teresa explains that she is the sole survivor of her kind who had been destroyed by the Comet Empire, and that the White Comet itself conceals a base inside. The only way to reach the base is to destroy its plasma shield, which not even the Yamato's Wave Motion Gun can do. Kodai pleads Teresa to join them, but she cannot; She is made of anti-matter, and any contact between her and real matter would cause a massive explosion, thus all she can do is pray for their victory.

The Yamato departs Telezart, but encounters Dessler's battleship whereupon they battle. The Yamato takes the upper hand. With Yuki secretly following, Kodai infiltrates Dessler's ship and confronts him. Kodai asks Dessler why he continues to fight after Gamilas's destruction, Dessler replies that it is to avenge his humilation from Yamato. In the ensuing standoff, Dessler succumbs to his wounds; Yuki saves Kodai from being shot by Miru but is wounded herself, Dessler promptly shoots Miru dead. Dessler asks Kodai for forgiveness, realizing that his spirit was closer to the Yamato then the Comet Empire. He divulges the Comet's weakness: the spiral core. He urges Kodai to defeat them before voiding himself into space.

As the Yamato desperately races back to Earth, the Comet Empire starts its attack on Earth. The Andromeda, leading the EDF fleet, easily fends off the first wave. Yuki, though wounded, insists she return to her station on the bridge. The Yamato warps to Earth in time to see the EDF fleet decimated by the White Comet itself. The Yamato takes aim and fires at the Comet's spiral core with the Wave Motion Gun, seemingly destroying it. Earth's celebration is cut short when the massive base, Gatlantis, is revealed. Yamato quickly advances, and is grievously damaged in the assault. Most of her crew including Dr. Sado, Analyzer, Captain Hijikata and Yuki are killed.

Kodai, joined by Sanada and the space marines, pilots a Cosmo Tiger and leads the Black Tigers to infiltrate Gatlantis. They fight their way to Gatlantis's core, where Sanada and Saito stay behind to plant charges. Kodai escapes as Sanada and Saito sacrifice themselves to detonate the core. Back on the Yamato, a determined Kodai orders the Yamato to shoot down Gatlantis and heavily damages it. The alien base cracks open, and reveals a massive battleship hidden inside, which demonstrates its power by shooting a crater into the moon. Zordar declares himself the ruler of the universe. Crippled beyond repair and hopelessly outgunned, Kodai confers with the spirit of Captain Okita, who tells Kodai that he has one more weapon to fight with: his life.

Kodai orders the 18 surviving crewmen to leave the ship. Shima and the crew realize his intentions and protest, but Kodai convinces them with an emotional speech. The crew disembarks and salutes as Kodai steers the ship into a collision course with Zordar's battleship. Teresa appears before Yamato and is inspired to sacrifice herself as well. Kodai declares this moment as his and Yuki's wedding. Kodai sees himself surrounded by the spirits of his crew, including Yuki. The Yamato vanishes in a bright flash, and the Empire is destroyed.


Voice cast



Production


In 1977 the first film of the series, Space Battleship Yamato, outperformed Star Wars at the Japanese box office. This led to the production of Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato, which was released in 1978. It was originally intended to conclude the story, but a third film, Be Forever Yamato, was released two years later.[8][9] Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato had a total budget of ¥510 million ($5.1 million), including ¥360 million ($3.6 million) for production and ¥150 million ($1.5 million) for advertising.[5]


Notes


  1. Credited as Animation Director (アニメーションディレクター).
  2. The studio went through numerous name changes, which are listed as follows for the sake of consistency with other articles listing the studio: Academy Productions (April 1973–July 1980); Tokyo Animation (July–August 1980); Office Academy (August–October 1980); Nishizaki Music & Video Corporation (October 1980–April 1983); West Cape Corporation (April 1983–August 1997).

References


  1. さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト 愛の戦士たち [Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love] (motion picture) (in Japanese). Event occurs at 6:27. 監督 - 舛田利雄 [Director - Toshio Masuda]
  2. さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト 愛の戦士たち [Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love] (motion picture) (in Japanese). Event occurs at 6:04. 監督 - 松本零士 [Director - Leiji Matsumoto]
  3. さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト 愛の戦士たち [Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love] (motion picture) (in Japanese). Event occurs at 6:08. アニメーションディレクター - 勝間田具治 [Animation director - Tomoharu Katsumata]
  4. さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト 愛の戦士たち [Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love] (motion picture) (in Japanese). Event occurs at 6:08. プロデューサー - 吉田達 [Producer - Tooru Yoshida]
  5. "Farewell to Yamato Production Data". Cosmo DNA. July 2, 2013.
  6. "なにかとんでもないことが起こりそうな「宇宙戦艦ヤマト2202 愛の戦士たち」". シネマズ PLUS (Cinemas PLUS) (in Japanese). 2017-02-06. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  7. "Yamato in 1977: how history was made". CosmoDNA. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. "The Making of Farewell to Yamato, Part 1". StarBlazers.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  9. "The Making of Farewell to Yamato, Part 2". StarBlazers.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-05.




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