Mitsuru Yoshida
Mitsuru Yoshida 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, based on his personal experiences as a junior officer on Yamato's final voyage. It was made into a movie Senkan Yamato in 1953. Another movie, Otoko-tachi no Yamato, was released in 2005.
