by August » Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:44 pm
Just to set the record straight, Jun Tazaki's character is called "Captain Jinguji" -- this is a derived from the Japanese "Jingu," or "shrine," and "ji" meaning "temple."
The name of the original novel and film is "Kaitei Gunkan." In the film, the ship is referred to as such by the Mu people and the characters trying to learn the secret of the "Great Naval Mystery." But, once the characters make it to Jinguji's island fortress, the name of the Undersea Battleship is revealed -- The Goten (Goten-go), pronounced "Go Ten."
There is no character name close to "goh-ten-ho" -- the named characters on the Goten are Amano (Yoshifumi Tajima), Yamada (Haruya Sakamoto) and Shindo (Hisaya Ito).
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August Ragone
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