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The Great War of Archimedes
6.7 / 10• 2019• 2h 10m•NR• Japanese
WarActionMysteryDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Masaki Suda
Major Tadashi Kai
Lead
Tasuku Emoto
Second Lt. Shojiro Tanaka
Minami Hamabe
Kyoko Ozaki
Tsurube Shofukutei
Kiyoshi Osato
Katsuya Kobayashi
Mineo Osumi
Fumiyo Kohinata
Sekizo Uno
Jun Kunimura
Osami Nagano
Isao Hashizume
Shigetaro Shizuma
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takashi Yamazaki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great War of Archimedes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
