The Great War of Archimedes (2019)

Original title

アルキメデスの大戦

Directed by

Takashi Yamazaki

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

16

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1930s Japan, a young mathematician uncovers financial corruption behind the navy's plan to build the battleship Yamato. He works to expose the hidden costs and political deals that push the project forward.

fictionalizedpoliticaltensecerebraldeliberatesuspensefulstrategicgrounded

What happens

The Great War of Archimedes (アルキメデスの大戦, Arukimedesu no taisen) is a 2019 Japanese historical drama film directed, written and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. Concerning the building of the battleship Yamato, the film is based on a manga by Norifusa Mita. It is a fictionalized telling of the political maneuvers, specifically pertaining to budget and cost issues, that led to the decision to build the Yamato. The film was dubbed into various languages and distributed worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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