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The Great War of Archimedes (2019)
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
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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.
Length 130 minutes
Actors
Masaki Suda | Tasuku Emoto | Minami Hamabe | Tsurube Shôfukutei | Katsuya Kobayashi | Fumiyo Kohinata | Jun Kunimura | Isao Hashizume | Min Tanaka | Hiroshi Tachi | Hoshi Ishida
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/17/2024 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
The film that secured Yamazaki for GMO. And yet it’s all talkie which is amusing. Good film that feels like it’s based on a true story when it’s likely written from a kernel of truth. “Math will save Japan” is a fun premise for a pre-war film.
Minami Hamabe was probably 18yo when they made this and she does look really young but it’s crazy that since this she’s done both Shin Kamen Rider and GMO. She’s great here in a small supporting role yet top billed bc she’s still one of the biggest stars.
Always love seeing Jun Kunimura. Half the actors in this movie aren’t listed in TMDb. Didn’t realize this was a Well Go release until I saw the logo but damn the PQ looked excellent on Amazon Prime.
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