Emperor (2013)

  • PG-13
  • 03/08/2013 (US)
  • Drama, History, War
  • 1h 45m

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

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.

Vera Blasi

Screenplay

David Klass

Screenplay

Peter Webber

Director

Cast

Matthew Fox's headshot

Matthew Fox

General Bonner Fellers
Tommy Lee Jones's headshot

Tommy Lee Jones

General Douglas MacArthur
Eriko Hatsune's headshot

Eriko Hatsune

Aya Shimada
Masayoshi Haneda's headshot

Masayoshi Haneda

Takahashi
Kaori Momoi's headshot

Kaori Momoi

Mitsuko Kajima
Toshiyuki Nishida's headshot

Toshiyuki Nishida

General Kajima
Colin Moy's headshot

Colin Moy

General Richter
Masatô Ibu's headshot

Masatô Ibu

Koichi Kido

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