Emperor

original title:
Emperor
other titles:
Keiser/ Shûsen no emperâ / Imperador / Car
country / year of production:
USA / 2012
original length:
105 min. , color
premiere:
14. September 2012, Toronto, Kanada
genre:
melodrama
based on:
director:
Peter Webber
film script:
Kihachi Okamoto
producer:
Gary Foster , Russ Krasnoff , Yôko Narahashi , Eugene Nomura
cinematographer:
Stuart Dryburgh
editor:
Chris Plummer
composer:
Alex Heffes
cast (role):
Matthew Fox (General Bonner Fellers) , Tommy Lee Jones (General Douglas MacArthur) , Eriko Hatsune (Aya Shimada) , Toshiyuki Nishida (General Kajima) , Takatarô Kataoka (Kaiser Hirohito) , Matthew Fox , Tommy Lee Jones , Eriko Hatsune , Toshiyuki Nishida , Takatarô Kataoka
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plot synopsis:
The movie plays in the time after World War Two in Japan. General Douglas MacArthur and General Bonner Fellers have to examine if the japanese emperor committed war crimes and should be accused. They get into a conflict between their task and the fascination to the personality of the emperor.
keywords:
court martial , war crimes , post-war era
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Whitty, Stephen. "'Emperor' is an offensive rewrite of WWII". In: "Cleveland Plain Dealer via The Newark Star-Ledger" (USA), 8 March 2013, Pg. T08, (NP).
remarks:
The director won the 2nd Place of the audience award in the category "best narrative feature" at the "Palm Springs International Film Festival".
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