The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean

Sep 26, 2025

2h 14m

★ 9.5

Overview

In the freezing northern seas, the Yamato nuclear submarine begins its deep underwater voyage to the tune of Mozart, heading for the United Nations headquarters in New York. In the Bering Strait between the US and Russia, another submarine approaches: an American nuclear submarine that overwhelmingly dwarfs the Yamato. Now, a battle commences among the cracking floes of the cold Arctic Ocean.

Genres

War

Production Companies

Amazon MGM Studios

CREDEUS

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Cast

Shiro Kaieda

Takao Osawa

Hiromi Ichitani

Aya Ueto

Eiji Yamanaka

Aoi Nakamura

Toshio Takegami

Takashi Sasano

Hitomi Sonezaki

Yui Natsukawa

Seiji Kageyama

Yoshi Sakō

Wataru Kaibara

Yosuke Eguchi

Takuo Minaguchi

Kou Maehara

Satoshi Irie

Koudai Matsuoka

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