ction ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁ ▁Although ▁New ▁Space ▁Batt les hip ▁Yam ato ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁disc ard ▁p ile , ▁N ish iz aki ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁movie ▁titled ▁, ▁set ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁series , ▁while ▁M ats um oto ▁planned ▁a ▁new ▁Yam ato ▁series . ▁However , ▁additional ▁legal ▁conflicts ▁st alled ▁both ▁projects ▁until ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁N ish iz aki ▁announced ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁his ▁film ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Set ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁Final ▁Yam ato , ▁Res urre ction ▁brings ▁together ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Yam ato ▁crew , ▁who ▁lead ▁Earth ' s ▁inhabitants ▁to ▁res ett le ▁in ▁a ▁far - fl ung ▁star ▁system ▁after ▁a ▁black ▁hole ▁is ▁discovered , ▁which ▁will ▁destroy ▁the ▁solar ▁system ▁in ▁three ▁months . ▁ ▁Rem akes ▁ ▁Live - action ▁film ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁Re leased ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Space ▁Batt les hip ▁Yam ato ▁is ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁first ▁live - action ▁film . ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁Tak ashi ▁Yam az aki , ▁the ▁movie ▁stars ▁Tak u ya ▁Kim ura ▁as ▁Sus um u ▁K od ai ▁and ▁Me isa ▁K uro ki ▁as ▁Y uki . ▁It ▁was ▁revealed ▁originally ▁that ▁the ▁plot ▁would ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁that ▁of ▁the