

Emperor
2012 · Movie · 1h 45m · PG-13
DramaHistoryWar
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
31%
Metacritic
48/100
Key crew
- Peter WebberDirector
- Vera BlasiScreenplay
- David KlassScreenplay
- Alex HeffesOriginal Music Composer
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
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Themes
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