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The official website for the live-action adaptation project of The Silent Service, based on Kaiji Kawaguchi's political-military manga, released a main trailer and a poster visual for the upcoming second theatrical film, subtitled "Hokkyokukai Daikaisen" (translated to "The Great Sea Battle of The Arctic Ocean"). The clip features the sequel's theme song "Kaze to Watashi no Monogatari" ("The story of the wind and me") sung by singer Ado . She previously provided the theme song for the first installment of the live action series in 2023, "Dignity." The tagline on the main poster visual reads: "Which will be sunk: this ship or the future?" Main poster visual Related: The Silent Service Live-Action Movie Sequel Reveals Teaser Trailer, Visual The lyrics and music for the new theme song "Kaze to Watashi no Monogatari" were written by Hiroji Miyamoto, who has created numerous hit songs as a solo artist and as a member of rock band Elephant Kashimashi.

The official website for the live-action adaptation project of The Silent Service, based on Kaiji Kawaguchi's political-military manga, released a teaser trailer and visual for its second theatrical film today, subtitled "Hokkyokukai Daikaisen" (translated to "The Great Sea Battle of The Arctic Ocean"). The trailer shows the nuclear submarine Yamato sailing in the Arctic Ocean, and the general House of Representatives election beginning in Japan. Shiro Kaieda, the captain of Yamato played by Takao Osawa, murmurs with cold eyes, “Wake up." at the end. The tagline on the visual reads "There is no retreat. Find a way out." Eight cast members from the first film are additionally confirmed to reprise their roles: Hiromi Ichitani (newscaster) played by Aya Ueto Eiji Yamanaka (the Deputy Captain of Yamaro) played by Aoi Nakamura Toshio Takegami (Prime Minister of Japan) played by Takshi Sasano Hitomi Sonezaki (Minister of Defense) played by Yui Natsukawa...

The official website for the live-action adaptation project based on Kaiji Kawaguchi's political-military manga The Silent Service announced today that its second theatrical film is set to release in Japan on September 26, 2025 . The subtitle for the second movie is "Hokkyokukai Daikaisen," which is translated to "The Great Sea Battle of The Arctic Ocean." On the website, a teaser visual — depicting Yamato diving into the deep sea between the icebergs with the Northern Lights in the sky — and a behind-the-scenes clip showing the filming that took place from August to October were also released. Kawaguchi's original manga was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine from 1988 to 1996, then compiled in 32 tankobon volumes with a total circulation of 32 million copies (paper and digital). As Amazon Studios' first Japanese theatrical film, the first live-action project's feature film released in Japan on September 29, 2023, earning 1.37 billion yen (9.02 million Usd) from its total domestic run.

Directed by Kohei Yoshino, The Silent Service depicts a gripping story about American bigotry. Kaiji Kawaguchi, the creator of the manga this series is based on, is something of a genius, I must say. I am not surprised that people were genuinely concerned by the idea of Japan he portrayed in the manga. To be fair, the year was 1988 when The Silent Service started publishing, and people were still very uncomfortable with the idea of Japanese remilitarization. While Japan’s stance on moving on from its aggressive past is a debate for another time, I must add that I am fascinated by Kawaguchi’s understanding of global politics. Through its narrative, The Silent Service has addressed the biggest issue in modern-day geopolitics: American hegemony. It serves as a commentary on the Machiavellian attitude of the US government and how it is the greatest deterrent to world peace. The series also...

A two-minute main trailer for The Silent Service Season 1: The Battle of Tokyo Bay , the eight-episode live-action web drama adaptation of Kaiji Kawaguchi's political military manga The Silent Service , is now streamed on YouTube . Related: The Silent Service Live-Action Project Gets 8-Episode Web Drama in February 2024 First, a 113-minute live-action feature film released in Japan on September29, 2023, as Amazon Studios' first Japanese theatrical film. Distributed by Toho, the film edition grossed 1.34 billion yen (9.08 million Usd) from its domestic theatrical run. Following the film, the first six episodes of The Silent Service Season 1: The Battle of Tokyo Bay will stream worldwide exclusively on Amazon Prime Video from February 9, 2024, with the seventh and eighth episodes following on February 16. The first half of the eight-episode series focuses on more characters from the film's story, including previously unreleased scenes. The second half depicts the Naval Battle off the coast of Okinawa...

Japanese animators had tried to address fears of the force of nature long before last month's earthquake struck

In September 2008, Hayao Miyazaki, the author of Spirited Away, attended the Venice festival to present his most recent full-length film, Ponyo. In this city so closely connected with the sea, the Japanese director explained why he chose to end the film with a tsunami, and why the Japanese celebrate nature in spite of its destructive power.

"There are many typhoons and earthquakes in Japan," he said. "There is no point in portraying these natural disasters as evil events. They are one of the givens in the world in which we live. I am always moved when I visit Venice to see that in this city which is sinking into the sea, people carry on living regardless. It is one of the givens of their life. In the same way people in Japan...