Synopsis
A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.
Movie Information
- Director
- Aleksandr Sokurov
- Writers
- Yuriy Arabov, Jeremy Noble
- Release Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 111 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Language
- RU
- Country
- Italy, Russia, France, Switzerland
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (69 votes)
Top Cast
Issey Ogata
Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Robert Dawson
General Douglas MacArthur
Kaori Momoi
Empress Kojun
Shiro Sano
The chamberlain
Dmitriy Podnozov
Shinmei Tsuji
Old servant
Taijirō Tamura
scientist
Georgi Pitskhelauri
midshipman
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