Mitsuru Yoshida

Mitsuru Yoshida (吉田 満 ''Yoshida Mitsuru'' January 6, 1923 – September 17, 1979) was a Japanese author and naval officer. He was born in Tokyo. 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'' (''Requiem for Battleship Yamato''), based on his personal experiences as a junior officer on ''Yamato'''s final voyage. It was made into a movie ''Senkan Yamato'' ("Battleship ''Yamato''" Shin-Toho. Dir.: Yutaka Abe) in 1953. Another movie, ''Yamato'', was released in 2005. Provided by Wikipedia