This Japanese war movie mixed three Hollywood blockbusters into one

The 2005 film Yamato, released by the Japanese entertainment company Toei, is one most Americans haven't heard of. In fact, the movie's production company is best known in America as the source of material for the various incarnations of "Power Rangers" — including a film that comes out in March.

Similarly, not many Americans know much about the battleship Yamato outside of those who follow World War II. Perhaps the biggest following outside those interested in World War II are anime fans, due to the connection with the 1980s cartoon series "Star Blazers" (A re-dub of "Space Battleship Yamato") and a 2010 live-action-reboot of the Japanese source material.

A 2006 review of the film in Variety, though, may make it worth watching. The reviewer described the film as a cross between "Pearl Harbor" and "Titanic", and compared the depiction of the air attacks that sank the Japanese super-battleship to the opening scenes of "Saving Private Ryan" According to CombinedFleet.com, it took less than two hours for the battleship, the world's largest ever constructed, to be sunk by over 390 U.S. Navy carrier planes.

The DVD of the film is available on Amazon.com, if you are interested in buying it. For those who want to get a taste of this film, watch below.