The theme song for Space Battleship Yamato could almost (practically) be a second national anthem for Japan these days.
*Irritated**Tremble Tremble**Tremble Tremble*I thought that your song would be the Uchuu Senkan one lol. Yamato's ship song was made in 1942 by inviting contributions from the crew. The lyrics were made by Lieutenant-Commander Sakai Yasurou. The music was done by the band leader Iwai Shigekazu. Because Yamato was a top secret military project, the song wasn't recorded until 1976 (31 years after the war) and thus was predated by Uchuu Senkan Yamato (the latter was made in 1974).