Title Space Battleship Yamato Overview In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction. Genres Science Fiction Production Companies Tokyo Broadcasting System TBS , Mainichi Broadcasting System MBS , Sedic, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Sedic International, Shogakukan, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Abe Shuji, Chubu-nippon Broadcasting Company CBC , RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, Robot Communications, Tohokushinsha Film Production Countries Japan Spoken Languages 日本語 Original Language ja Runtime minutes 131 Release Year 2010
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 11 million USD