Live-Action The Silent Service Reveals New Series' Title, Summer 2027 Debut in Teaser Video

Amazon Prime Video Japan started streaming on Thursday a teaser trailer for the new sequel series of the live-action project of Kaiji Kawaguchi 's The Silent Service manga, and revealed the title Chinmoku no Kantai Mezame yo, New York ( The Silent Service : Awaken, New York). The teaser also revealed the new series' summer 2027 worldwide debut exclusively on Prime Video, and returning cast members from the previous film and series.

The returning cast members for the new sequel are:

The teaser also reveals that the story is heading to its climax. Takao Ōsawa , producer who also plays protagonist Shiro Kaieda, stated in the sequel announcement in March that the staff is committed to adapting the full story to its conclusion.

Chinmoku no Kantai Hokkyoku-kai dai kaisen ( The Silent Service : The Battle of the Arctic Ocean), the sequel film for the live-action project of Kaiji Kawaguchi 's The Silent Service manga, opened in Japan in September 2025. Kōhei Yoshino directed the film, with a script by Hikaru Takai . The film began exclusively streaming globally on Amazon Prime Video on March 20. The stream is a special edition, which includes previously unreleased scenes featuring Hiroshi Tamaki as Hiroshi Fukamachi, the captain of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Tatsunami. The Amazon Prime stream edition also includes previously unreleased scenes featuring Jun Ōtaki (portrayed by Kenjirō Tsuda ) and Wataru Unabara (portrayed by Yōsuke Eguchi ).

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 at the time) in its first three days. Takao Ōsawa 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 in February 2024. The series' first four episodes focus on unreleased scenes not depicted in the film. Episodes 5-8 tell a sequel story.

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: Amazon Prime Video Japan's YouTube channel , Comic Natalie