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In March 2002, a Tokyo court ruled that Yoshinobu Nishizaki legally owned the Yamato copyrights.

Nishizaki and Matsumoto eventually settled, and Nishizaki began work on a new movie titled Yamato: Rebirth ( 宇宙戦艦ヤマト 復活篇 Uchū Senkan Yamato: Fukkatsu hen ) ( set after the original series ), while Matsumoto planned a new Yamato series.

However, additional legal conflicts stalled both projects until August, 2008, when Nishizaki announced plans for the release of his film on December 12, 2009.