The Great War of Archimedes
2019 2h 10m movie Film Japan

The Great War of Archimedes

アルキメデスの大戦

Synopsis

アルキメデスの大戦

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.

The 2018–2020 Japan Window

525 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Great War of Archimedes sits at position #418.

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    #4

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    ★ 8.6 · 2020

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    #5

    DARLING in the FRANXX

    ★ 8.6 · 2018

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    ★ 8.6 · 2019

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    ★ 8.6 · 2019

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Great War of Archimedes premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,155 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan War productions specifically: #81 of 105 (top 77%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Robot Communications, TOHO, Abe Shuji, The Asahi Shimbun, Culture Entertainment
Runtime 2h 10m
Release Date July 26, 2019
IMDb tt8708802
Official Site archimedes-movie.jp

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