Emperor
After the war was won, the battle for peace began.
Rating: 6.2 out of 10TMDB(291 votes)
Overview
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
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Box office
Grossed $14.9M worldwide
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in Japan and New Zealand
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Setting
Set in Japan and Tokyo
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Music
Music by Alex Heffes
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Stuart Dryburgh
Details
- Director
- Writers
- David KlassScreenplay
- Vera BlasiScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 14, 2012
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $14.9M
- Countries
- Japan, United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Matthew FoxGeneral Bonner Fellers
Tommy Lee JonesGeneral Douglas MacArthur
Eriko HatsuneAya Shimada
Masayoshi HanedaTakahashi
Kaori MomoiMitsuko Kajima
Toshiyuki NishidaGeneral Kajima
Colin MoyGeneral Richter
Masatô IbuKoichi Kido
Isao NatsuyagiTeizaburo Sekiya
Takatarô KataokaEmperor Hirohito
Aaron JacksonLt Col. Rogers
Nic SampsonLt. Red
Will WallaceCIC Commander
Kelson HendersonAdjutant to MacArthur
Takanori HiguchiHead Palace Guard
Shōhei HinoHideki Tojo
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