Star Blazers/Uchuu Senkan Yamato was written in 1973 and was on Japanese television in October 1974. Lucas was in Japan at the time it was on TV and talked about 'soaking in' influences. Legal fun ensued.
And...I cried too when seeing Saito/Knox's sacrifice. And, BTW, I did not think Sabera/Invidia was stupid. Crafty, yes, sneaky,yes, a good villainess, yes, not stupid.
Mi Principessa su COSA?! She is not an idiot, I agree fully with the comment above. She was sneaky, crafy and a good villian to the show, but NOT stupid. She did have faults in her palns, but they weren't so stupid if they weren't really discovered by Zordar until Ep. 18...(At least I think that's how it was)
what a load of crap. star wars screenplay was written in 1973 people. However he was inspired by japanese movies for c3po and r2d2. I forget the name of the work however And i can counter that yamato/starblazers stole the idea of the planet bombs from the original from starship troopers. The original books from those came out in the 60's.
George Lucas acknowledges that the plot and characters in the 1958 Japanese film The Hidden Fortress were a major inspiration. there is an interview on youtube. look at my favorites (George Lucas talks about the influence of samurai movies on Star War, Darth Vader vs Japanese Police).
@gnr2396 George Lucas also borrowed plot elements from a 1966 Japanese movie called THE MAGIC SERPENT. It's not that George "ripped off" YAMATO for any plot elements, but we was well aware of it in terms Production Design. The elements for STAR WARS came from many places other than just FLASH GORDON and Pulp Sci-Fi. STAR WARS is a mash-up, itself, which borrowed liberally from many sources.
Farewell to Space BattleShip Yamato / Yamato2 were written as a response to the success of Yamato1, which was released in Japan at the same time as Star Wars.
Yup, I knew that the original Yamato came well before Star Wars, but sadly it did not have very high ratings on its first run. In response to Star Wars, the Space Battleship Yamato movie was quickly cut together based on the Yamato 1 TV series.. and it outperformed Star Wars in Japan the same year. Based on that success, the "Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato" (Yamato 2) movie was created.
@ianwestc Not entirely true. The genesis of the first YAMATO movie goes back earlier than STAR WARS, and is well documented. Visit the official Starblazers website and go to "Space Battleship Yamato: The Movie" for all of the details.
Saito, for all his flaws, is a brave and noble soldier at his heart. Gotta respect that.
stylesIkon 8 months ago 2
Would u beleive all of this was before star Wars. the Japanese were so ahead of us in aanimartiona nd science fiction
Bladestar7 1 year ago
they're setting them up the bomb, for great justice!
Silmacar 1 year ago
Gotta love how the main turrets get completely wrecked ("beyond repair") and then are suddenly in full operational condition.
starsiegeplayer 1 year ago
Wait a second. How did Kodai make such a quick recovery?
ebwje 1 year ago
At 2:52, my daughter commented: "Looks like an angry beehive."
Restitutus 2 years ago
@Restitutus
She was right. It does! LOL
enterprise160 3 months ago
At 0:55 - "You're still an idiot, Kodai."
SurfingTX 2 years ago
Star Blazers/Uchuu Senkan Yamato was written in 1973 and was on Japanese television in October 1974. Lucas was in Japan at the time it was on TV and talked about 'soaking in' influences. Legal fun ensued.
AmaterasuHeika 2 years ago
aim for the port and destroy the power generator. it seems suspicious that this show was on 2 years before star wars.
sprsoldier96 3 years ago
And...I cried too when seeing Saito/Knox's sacrifice. And, BTW, I did not think Sabera/Invidia was stupid. Crafty, yes, sneaky,yes, a good villainess, yes, not stupid.
freddok62 3 years ago 4
I agree, she was the face of the comet empire's arrogance.
wirehoncho 2 years ago
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Sabera(lover)/Invidia(daughter) is a real idiot, good thing for Yamato and Earth.
afnaste 3 years ago
Mi Principessa su COSA?! She is not an idiot, I agree fully with the comment above. She was sneaky, crafy and a good villian to the show, but NOT stupid. She did have faults in her palns, but they weren't so stupid if they weren't really discovered by Zordar until Ep. 18...(At least I think that's how it was)
MewYuri 3 years ago 6
"Knox got out!" Yeah at a slightly higher dispersal rate.
afnaste 3 years ago
LoL Star wars stole the ide how deathstar got destroyd from this! Going in the comet from some tube....
Aaltok 4 years ago 4
what a load of crap. star wars screenplay was written in 1973 people. However he was inspired by japanese movies for c3po and r2d2. I forget the name of the work however And i can counter that yamato/starblazers stole the idea of the planet bombs from the original from starship troopers. The original books from those came out in the 60's.
gnr2396 3 years ago
@gnr2396
George Lucas acknowledges that the plot and characters in the 1958 Japanese film The Hidden Fortress were a major inspiration. there is an interview on youtube. look at my favorites (George Lucas talks about the influence of samurai movies on Star War, Darth Vader vs Japanese Police).
RX78 1 year ago
@gnr2396 George Lucas also borrowed plot elements from a 1966 Japanese movie called THE MAGIC SERPENT. It's not that George "ripped off" YAMATO for any plot elements, but we was well aware of it in terms Production Design. The elements for STAR WARS came from many places other than just FLASH GORDON and Pulp Sci-Fi. STAR WARS is a mash-up, itself, which borrowed liberally from many sources.
August138 3 months ago
Farewell to Space BattleShip Yamato / Yamato2 were written as a response to the success of Yamato1, which was released in Japan at the same time as Star Wars.
ianwestc 3 years ago
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RX78 1 year ago
@RX78
Yup, I knew that the original Yamato came well before Star Wars, but sadly it did not have very high ratings on its first run. In response to Star Wars, the Space Battleship Yamato movie was quickly cut together based on the Yamato 1 TV series.. and it outperformed Star Wars in Japan the same year. Based on that success, the "Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato" (Yamato 2) movie was created.
ianwestc 1 year ago
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RX78 1 year ago
@ianwestc Not entirely true. The genesis of the first YAMATO movie goes back earlier than STAR WARS, and is well documented. Visit the official Starblazers website and go to "Space Battleship Yamato: The Movie" for all of the details.
August138 3 months ago
@Aaltok True. You can see YAMATO influences in the STAR TREK movies, starting with THE WRATH OF KHAN.
August138 3 months ago
no tears? After 25 episodes and knowing what Knox errr Saito is up to, it is hard to watch that last scene without tears.
I don't speak any Japenese, but enjoy listening to it anyway.
thehomas86 4 years ago 4
tears of joy running down my face, thank you!!!!
elanthebassman 4 years ago 8