Series synopsis
The Silent Service, also known as 沈黙の艦隊 is a Japanese drama war & politics television series that premiered on Prime Video on February 9, 2024. It ended on February 16, 2024. It stars Takao Osawa, Hiroshi Tamaki, Aya Ueto and Yusuke Santamaria.
An MSDF submarine collides with a U.S. nuclear submarine, crushing all 76 people on board, including its CO, Shiro Kaieda. However, the crew survives. The accident is a cover story to get the MSDF submarine's crew on board the Seabat, a nuclear submarine secretly built by the Japanese and U.S. governments. However, Kaieda loads the Seabat with nuclear missiles and suddenly mutinies and flees.
Premise
An MSDF submarine collides with a U.S. nuclear submarine, crushing all 76 people on board, including its CO, Shiro Kaieda. However, the crew survives. The accident is a cover story to get the MSDF submarine's crew on board the Seabat, a nuclear submarine secretly built by the Japanese and U.S. governments. However, Kaieda loads the Seabat with nuclear missiles and suddenly mutinies and flees.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takao Osawa as Shiro Kaieda
- Hiroshi Tamaki as Fukamachi Hiroshi
- Aya Ueto as Ichiya Hiromi
- Yusuke Santamaria as Nanba Eiichi
- Tomoya Nakamura as Irie Soshi
- Aoi Nakamura as Yamanaka Eiji
- Koudai Matsuoka as Irie Satoshi
- Kou Maehara as Mizoguchi Takuo
Supporting cast
- Asami Mizukawa as Hayami Takako
- Tao Okamoto as Funao Ryoko
- Toru Tezuka as Akagaki Koji
- Yoshi Sakō as Kageyama Seiji
- Takashi Sasano as Takegami Toshio
- Isao Hashizume as Unabara Daigo
- Yui Natsukawa as Sonezaki Hitomi
- Yosuke Eguchi as Unabara Wataru
- Motoki Nakazawa as Hiranuma Koki
- Rick Amsbury as President Nicholas Bennett
- Jeffrey Rowe as David Ryan
- Aleks Paunovic as Logan Steiger
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | February 8, 2024 | February 16, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yamanami Crushes The Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Yamanami collides with a U.S. nuclear submarine, crushing all 76 people on board, including its CO, Shiro Kaieda. Hiroshi Fukamachi, CO of the MSDF diesel submarine Tatsunami, becomes suspicious of the accident and analyzes the recorded data of the collision. |
February 9, 2024 |
| 2 |
Seabat Surfaces The Seabat, a state-of-the-art nuclear submarine hijacked by Kaieda, surfaces in front of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, which has assembled to sink the Seabat as it is considered a terrorist threat. There, Kaieda makes a startling declaration. |
February 9, 2024 |
| 3 |
Kaieda VS Fukamachi Fukamachi's diesel ship Tatsunami arrives in the area, where the operation is in a standstill after Kaieda's declaration. In an attempt to stop Kaieda, Fukamachi boards the Seabat. |
February 9, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 9, 2024 |
| Last aired | February 16, 2024 |
| Status | ended |