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Cast
Masaki Suda
as Major Tadashi Kai
Tasuku Emoto
as Second Lt. Shojiro Tanaka
Minami Hamabe
as Kyoko Ozaki
Tsurube Shofukutei
as Kiyoshi Osato
Katsuya Kobayashi
as Mineo Osumi
Fumiyo Kohinata
as Sekizo Uno
Jun Kunimura
as Osami Nagano
Isao Hashizume
as Shigetaro Shizuma
Min Tanaka
as Tadamichi Hirayama
Hiroshi Tachi
as Isoroku Yamamoto
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2019
Runtime2h 10m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Action, Mystery
Votes37
DirectorTakashi Yamazaki
WritersTakashi Yamazaki
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Great War of Archimedes
About The Great War of Archimedes
It is the early 1930s and the command of the Japanese Imperial Navy determines to construct the world's biggest and most formidable battleship, Yamato. One of the admirals, Yamamoto Isoroku, disagrees. He recruits the upstart and mathematics' expert Tadashi Kai who discovers there are discrepancies between the official cost estimates and the actual figures. They soon find out that they have stumbled upon a conspiracy.
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, The Great War of Archimedes leans on a strong ensemble — Masaki Suda, Tasuku Emoto, Minami Hamabe — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 2019.
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