Zipang

Zipang

Release Date:  3/24/2005
Country of Release:  Japan
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Medium:  Video
Genre:  DRA SF
Release Message:  Upon "returning" to Yokosuka, the crew of Mirai find that the navy has arranged to have them dock away from the harbor, under the guns of a naval artillery battery. Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Description:  Upon "returning" to Yokosuka, the crew of Mirai find that the navy has arranged to have them dock away from the harbor, under the guns of a naval artillery battery. Feeling suspicious, the Mirai contacts the Yokosuka Naval Base to demand that someone with real authority be sent to negotiate the conditions of their stay. Admiral Yonai volunteers as the envoy and goes to Mirai alone. Yonai suggests that the crew of Mirai should seek to preserve their lives so that they can help rebuild the postwar Japan. Meanwhile, a car carrying Lt. Commander Taki runs over a young boy who, is revealed to be Kadomatsu's eight year old father.