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The Great War of Archimedes

2019 · 130 min

A cerebral, quietly tense procedural that turns budget meetings and blueprints into a moral battleground, leaving a somber aftertaste.

Directed by
Takashi Yamazaki
Genres
War, Action, Mystery
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Takashi Yamazaki
Genres
War, Action, Mystery
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • politics
  • power
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • military
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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