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Live-Action Silent Service Sequel's Behind-The-Scenes Video Confirms September 26 Film Release

The staff for the live-action project of Kaiji Kawaguchi's The Silent Service manga announced that the upcoming sequel is a film titled Chinmoku no kantai Hokkyoku-kai dai kaisen (The Silent Service: The Battle of the Arctic Ocean). The film from the returning main cast and staff will open in theaters on September 26. The staff also presented a behind-the-scenes promotional video and two new key visuals.

The first film opened in Japan on September 29, 2023, and sold 274,000 tickets for 370,136,800 yen (about US$2.46 million) in its first three days. Takao Osawa and Shinzō Matsuhashi produced the live-action film, Kōhei Yoshino directed the film, and Hikaru Takai wrote the script. B'z, with singer Ado as vocalist, contributed the film's theme song "Dignity."

In the story, Shiro Kaieda is appointed the captain of Japan's first nuclear submarine, jointly built by Japan and the United States in top secret. However, he and his 76 crew members go rogue in this story that delves into themes of nuclear war, international politics, and world peace.

The live-action series sequel titled Chinmoku no Kantai Season 1: Tokyowan Daikaisen (Silent Service Season 1: The Battle of Tokyo Bay) premiered on Amazon Prime on February 9 with the first six episodes, and episodes seven and eight released on February 16. The series' first four episodes focus on unreleased scenes not depicted in the film. Episodes 5-8 tell a sequel story. The film's theme song "Dignity" also serve as the theme to the series.

Kawaguchi (Eagle, Kūbo Ibuki) serialized the manga in Kodansha's Morning magazine from 1988 to 1996. The manga already inspired a television anime special from Sunrise in 1996, followed by Sunrise's two-part original video anime from 1997 to 1998. Central Park Media offered the anime on videotape and later DVD.

Sources: TOHO Films' YouTube channel, Comic Natalie