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Mitsuru Yoshida
Edit Profile吉田 満
Education
University of Tokyo.
Career
He was a survivor of the battleship Yamato when it was sunk on 7 April 1945 during Operation Ten-Go, an attempt to support the defenders of Okinawa. His best-known work is Senkan Yamato-no Saigo (戦艦大和ノ最期, The Last Days of Battleship Yamato), based on his personal experiences as a junior officer on Yamato"s final voyage. lieutenant was made into a movie Senkan Yamato ("Battleship Yamato" Shin-Toho Director: Yutaka Abe) in 1953.
Another movie Otoko-tachi no Yamato was released in 2005.
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Born
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Died
September 17, 1979 (aged 56) -
Nationality
Japan -
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