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Emperor

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

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.

1h 45m2012PG-13TMDb 6.2

DramaHistoryWar

English

Crew and Cast

Peter WebberPeter WebberDirectorMatthew FoxMatthew FoxGeneral Bonner FellersTommy Lee JonesTommy Lee JonesGeneral Douglas MacArthurEriko HatsuneEriko HatsuneAya ShimadaMasayoshi HanedaMasayoshi HanedaTakahashiKaori MomoiKaori MomoiMitsuko KajimaToshiyuki NishidaToshiyuki NishidaGeneral KajimaColin MoyColin MoyGeneral RichterMasatô IbuMasatô IbuKoichi KidoIsao NatsuyagiIsao NatsuyagiTeizaburo SekiyaTakatarô KataokaTakatarô KataokaEmperor HirohitoAaron JacksonAaron JacksonLt Col. RogersNic SampsonNic SampsonLt. RedWill WallaceWill WallaceCIC CommanderKelson HendersonKelson HendersonAdjutant to MacArthurTakanori HiguchiTakanori HiguchiHead Palace GuardShōhei HinoShōhei HinoHideki Tojo

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
14 September 2012
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
6.2 / 10 (291 votes)

Production

Director
Peter Webber
Writers
Vera Blasi, David Klass
Studios
Fellers Film, Krasnoff / Foster Entertainment, United Performers' Studio
Countries
Japan, United States of America

Box Office

Revenue
$14.9M

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Japanese