Emperor

After the war was won, the battle for peace began.

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Drama
War
History

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.

Keywords

1940s
based on true story
emperor
us military
atomic bomb
japanese surrender
general douglas macarthur
hirohito

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 14, 2012
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan, United States of America
Production: United Performers' Studio,Krasnoff / Foster Entertainment,Fellers Film
Cast: Matthew Fox,Tommy Lee Jones,Eriko Hatsune,Masayoshi Haneda,Kaori Momoi,Toshiyuki Nishida,Colin Moy,Masatô Ibu,Isao Natsuyagi,Takatarô Kataokaand 6 more
Director: Peter Webber
Writer: Vera Blasi,David Klass
Producer: Yoko Narahashi,Gary Foster,Eugene Nomura,Russ Krasnoff
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Music: Alex Heffes
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: $14,858,240
IMDb: tt2103264