If you loved Space Battleship Yamato, try The Great War of Archimedes
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Great War of Archimedes has roughly 7.4× fewer votes than Space Battleship Yamato — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Takashi Yamazaki, and they both carry the epic mood tag, and they sit in Action / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Space Battleship Yamato, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What The Great War of Archimedes is
Tokyo, early Showa era. A 50-meter slide rule. Naval command wants Yamato, a battleship to end all battleships. But Admiral Yamamoto smells a rat, enlisting math genius Kai to crunch numbers. Soon, Kai finds more than mere miscalculation. Yamazaki’s CGI-heavy war stories offer a fresh angle on familiar history.

