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Emperor

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

  • Movie
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m

Directed by Peter Webber

6.2

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6.2 out of 10 from 291 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Matthew Fox

    Matthew FoxGeneral Bonner Fellers

  • Tommy Lee Jones

    Tommy Lee JonesGeneral Douglas MacArthur

  • Eriko Hatsune

    Eriko HatsuneAya Shimada

  • Masayoshi Haneda

    Masayoshi HanedaTakahashi

  • Kaori Momoi

    Kaori MomoiMitsuko Kajima

  • Toshiyuki Nishida

    Toshiyuki NishidaGeneral Kajima

  • Colin Moy

    Colin MoyGeneral Richter

  • Masatô Ibu

    Masatô IbuKoichi Kido

  • Isao Natsuyagi

    Isao NatsuyagiTeizaburo Sekiya

  • Takatarô Kataoka

    Takatarô KataokaEmperor Hirohito

  • Aaron Jackson

    Aaron JacksonLt Col. Rogers

  • Nic Sampson

    Nic SampsonLt. Red

  • Will Wallace

    Will WallaceCIC Commander

  • Kelson Henderson

    Kelson HendersonAdjutant to MacArthur

  • Takanori Higuchi

    Takanori HiguchiHead Palace Guard

  • Shōhei Hino

    Shōhei HinoHideki Tojo

Director
Peter Webber
Writer
Vera Blasi and David Klass
Music
Alex Heffes
Cinematography
Stuart Dryburgh