The Silent Service

A taut, talky geopolitical thriller that keeps you leaning forward, all hushed control rooms and looming consequences.

Genres

Drama, War & politics

Starring

Takao Osawa, Hiroshi Tamaki, Aya Ueto

Overview

An MSDF submarine collides with a U.S. nuclear submarine, crushing all 76 people on board, including its CO, Shiro Kaieda. However, the crew survives. The accident is a cover story to get the MSDF submarine's crew on board the Seabat, a nuclear submarine secretly built by the Japanese and U.S. governments. However, Kaieda loads the Seabat with nuclear missiles and suddenly mutinies and flees.

How it feels

Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, politics, betrayal, war

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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