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A gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, EMPEROR unfolds the story, inspired by true events, of the bold and secret moves that won the peace in the shadows of post-war Japan. Matthew Fox joins Academy Award® winner Tommy Lee Jones and newcomer Eriko Hatsune to bring to life the American occupation of Japan in the perilous and unpredictable days just after Emperor Hirohito’s World War II surrender. As General Douglas MacArthur (Jones) suddenly finds himself the de facto ruler of a foreign nation, he assigns an expert in Japanese culture – General Bonner Fellers (Fox), to covertly investigate the looming question hanging over the country: should the Japanese Emperor, worshiped by his people but accused of war crimes, be punished or saved? Caught between the high-wire political intrigue of his urgent mission and his own impassioned search for the mysterious school teacher (Hatsune) who first drew him to Japan, Fellers can be certain only that the tricky subterfuge about to play out will forever change the history of two nations and his heart.
Original Release
09/14/2012
US Release
03/08/2013
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Matthew Fox | General Bonner Fellers |
Tommy Lee Jones | General Douglas MacArthur |
Eriko Hatsune | Aya Shimada |
Toshiyuki Nishida | General Kajima |
Masayoshi Haneda | Takahashi |
Kaori Momoi | Mitsuko Kajima |
Colin Moy | General Richter |
Masatoshi Nakamura | Prince Konoe |
Masatô Ibu | Koichi Kido |
Isao Natsuyagi | Teizaburo Sekiya |
Directors
Writers
Vera Blasi, David Klass, Shiro Okamoto
Cast
Name | Character |
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Matthew Fox | General Bonner Fellers |
Tommy Lee Jones | General Douglas MacArthur |
Eriko Hatsune | Aya Shimada |
Toshiyuki Nishida | General Kajima |
Masayoshi Haneda | Takahashi |
Kaori Momoi | Mitsuko Kajima |
Colin Moy | General Richter |
Masatoshi Nakamura | Prince Konoe |
Masatô Ibu | Koichi Kido |
Isao Natsuyagi | Teizaburo Sekiya |
Takatarô Kataoka | Emperor Hirohito |
Aaron Jackson | Lt Col. Rogers |
Nic Sampson | Lieutenant Red / Lt. Red |
Shohei Hino | Hideki Tojo |
Will Wallace | CIC Commander |
Kelson Henderson | Adjutant to MacArthur |
Stephen Papps | Higgins |
Shingo Usami | Emperor's Translator |
Taka Higuchi | Head Palace Guard |
Ingrid Park | Woman Hall Proctor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Yasushi Akutagawa | Producer |
Tim Coddington | Producer |
Gary Foster | Producer |
Russ Krasnoff | Producer |
Yôko Narahashi | Producer |
Eugene Nomura | Producer |
Satori Suzuki | Producer |