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.
Emperor (2012) is a drama, history and war film directed by Peter Webber, released on September 14, 2012 with a runtime of 1h 45m. It stars Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune and Masayoshi Haneda. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 289 ratings.
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Matthew Fox
as General Bonner Fellers
Tommy Lee Jones
as General Douglas MacArthur
Eriko Hatsune
as Aya Shimada
Masayoshi Haneda
as Takahashi
Kaori Momoi
as Mitsuko Kajima
Toshiyuki Nishida
as General Kajima
Colin Moy
as General Richter
Masatô Ibu
as Koichi Kido
Isao Natsuyagi
as Teizaburo Sekiya
Takatarô Kataoka
as Emperor Hirohito
Aaron Jackson
as Lt Col. Rogers
Nic Sampson
as Lt. Red
Directed by Peter Webber, written by David Klass and Vera Blasi, produced by Yoko Narahashi, Eugene Nomura and Gary Foster.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 289 ratings.
An ambitious attempt to describe a very important problem facing MacArthur when he became Supreme Commander over Japan: should he drag the emperor to a war crime tribunal in order to appease politicians back home in the US who felt that the voters wanted it, or should he be more concerned about restoring Japan as quickly as possible to ensure that communism didn't get a foothold there?<br/> Unfortunately, the story…
Reviewed on June 8, 2013
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The main cast of Emperor (2012) includes Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda and Kaori Momoi. The film was directed by Peter Webber. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Emperor was released on September 14, 2012 and runs for 1h 45m.
Emperor (2012) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 289 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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