---
title: 'Be Forever Yamato (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Leiji Matsumoto'
released: '1980-08-02'
runtime_minutes: 145
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/be-forever-yamato-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140703/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Be Forever Yamato (1980)

1980 · 145 min · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: ヤマトよ永遠に

## Synopsis

Be Forever Yamato  is a 1980 Japanese science fiction anime film and the fourth film based on the classic anime series Space Battleship Yamato. The film is unique for switching from monaural VistaVision (1.85:1) to Quadraphonic CinemaScope (2.35:1) when the Yamato enters the Double Galaxy. It later got a remake in 2024 as Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Leiji Matsumoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/leiji-matsumoto), [Toshio Masuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-masuda)
- **Screenplay:** [Toshio Masuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-masuda), [Yoshinobu Nishizaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshinobu-nishizaki), [Keisuke Fujikawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/keisuke-fujikawa), [Hideaki Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideaki-yamamoto)
- **Producer:** [Yoshinobu Nishizaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshinobu-nishizaki)

## Cast

- [Akira Kamiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kamiya)
- [Michio Hazama](https://cinepixo.com/people/michio-hazama)
- [Osamu Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/osamu-kobayashi)
- [Banjō Ginga](https://cinepixo.com/people/banjo-ginga)
- [Yoshito Yasuhara](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshito-yasuhara)
- [Ichirō Nagai](https://cinepixo.com/people/ichiro-nagai)
- [Miyuki Ueda](https://cinepixo.com/people/miyuki-ueda)
- [Shūsei Nakamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shusei-nakamura)
- [Tōru Furuya](https://cinepixo.com/people/toru-furuya)
- [Yōko Asagami](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoko-asagami)
- [Mugihito](https://cinepixo.com/people/mugihito)
- [Keiko Han](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-han)
- [Takeshi Aono](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-aono)
- [Kazuo Hayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuo-hayashi)
- [Kei Tomiyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-tomiyama)

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Official site: http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/yamato/data/5_eien.html
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/be-forever-yamato-1980
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1093707); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.