the great war of archimedes

THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES: War And Politics By The Numbers In Well Go USA’s Cataclysmic Official U.S. Trailer

More than two years since Toho landed with its campaign for celebrated director Takashi Yamazaki’s latest period war drama, The Great War Of Archimedes, folks within Well Go USA’s distro lane can now take a gander at the explosive tale that awaits with a Digital, Blu-ray and DVD release slated for June 15. Yamazaki, best known for helming films such as Returner, The Eternal Zero, and Parasyte and Parasyte 2, directs from a script he adapted for the screen based Norifusa Mita’s 2015 Weekly Young Magazine publication. The film marks a reunion for the Planos, Texas firm as the film stars actor Suda Masaki who can be seen in Well Go USA’s 2018 release, Yuichi Fukuda’s Gintama. In The Great War Of Archimedes, the film is a fictionalized depiction of the behind-the-scenes struggles of building the Yamato, the largest battleship in the world, during WWII; Pre-WWII, the Japanese Navy commissioned the […]

THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES: Don’t Miss The Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

It’s a little more than two months waiting for Takashi Yamazaki’s epic new World War 2 thriller, The Great War Of Archimedes. For now, slide this bit of footage in as your first official trailer hailing Gintama actor Masaki Suda as a genuis mathematician who launches his own investigation targeting a conspiracy regarding the construction of Japanese warships for the ongoing World War II. The film is based on Norifusa Mita’s 2015 manga and opens on July 26 courtesy of Toho. Check it out above as well as the latest official poster below.

THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES: The Tides Of War Rise In The First Official Teaser

Lee B. Golden III

Mita Norifusa’s 2015 Weekly Young Magazine publication is now the subject of Returner, Parasyte and Parasyte 2 helmer Yamazaki Takashi’s newest epic, The Great War Of Archemides. The first official teaser is up and running host to a sampler highlighting actor Suda Masaki (Gintama, Wilderness), a math prodigy who, along with a young naval officer, uncovers a conspiracy regarding the construction of Japanese warships before the onset of World War 2. We also have our first official poster making the rounds courtesy of Toho who will be releasing the film in Japan on July 26. Also starring are actress Hamabe Minami, and actors Emoto Tasuku Emoto and Kobayashi Katsuya, with an ensemble of thesps listing actors Tachi Hiroshi, Konihata Fumiyo, Kunimura Jun, Hashizume Isao and Tanaka Min.

THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES: Yamazaki Takashi’s Manga Adaptation Sets Course For Summer 2019

Lee B. Golden III

Yamazaki Takashi (Parasyte 1 & 2, Eternal Zero, Returner) is just about done filming his next epic, The Great War Of Archimedes. The new film is based on Mita Norifusa’s 2015 manga publication, set in the 1930s as the Imperial Japanese Navy undergoes plans to build the world’s biggest and most powerful battleship, the Yamato. Actor Suda Masaki fronts the cast thusfar as mathematical genius, Kai, brought aboard at the behest of an eager admiral, only to uncover discrepancies in the cost of its construction, as well as another potential conspiracy. Suda’s most recent credits include starring in Fukuda Yuichi’s Gintama franchise, Kishi Yoshiyuki’s two-part boxing drama, Wilderness, and Nagai Akira’s Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High. Further details remain pending ahead of the film’s expected release next summer.