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The Sun (Russian: Сóлнце, Solntse) is a 2005 Russian biographical film directed by Alexander Sokurov, depicting Japanese Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) during the final days of World War II. The film is the third drama in director Aleksandr Sokurov's trilogy, which included Taurus about the Soviet Union's Vladimir Lenin and Moloch about Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler.
Original Release
04/08/2005
US Release
10/08/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Issei Ogata | Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito |
| Robert Dawson | General Douglas MacArthur |
| Kaori Momoi | Empress Kojun |
| Shirô Sano | The chamberlain |
| Shinmei Tsuji | Old servant |
| Taijirô Tamura | Scientist |
| Georgiy Pitskhelauri | McArthur's warrant officer / midshipman |
| Hiroya Morita | Suzuki, Prime Minister |
| Toshiaki Nishizawa | Yonai, Minister of the Navy |
| Naomasa Musaka | Anami - Minister of War / Anami, Minister of the War |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Issei Ogata | Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito |
| Robert Dawson | General Douglas MacArthur |
| Kaori Momoi | Empress Kojun |
| Shirô Sano | The chamberlain |
| Shinmei Tsuji | Old servant |
| Taijirô Tamura | Scientist |
| Georgiy Pitskhelauri | McArthur's warrant officer / midshipman |
| Hiroya Morita | Suzuki, Prime Minister |
| Toshiaki Nishizawa | Yonai, Minister of the Navy |
| Naomasa Musaka | Anami - Minister of War / Anami, Minister of the War |
| Yusuke Tozawa | Kido |
| Kôjirô Kusanagi | Togo, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Tetsuro Tsuno | General Umezu |
| Rokuro Abe | General Toyoda |
| Jun Haichi | Abe, Minister of the Interior |
| Kôjun Itô | Hironuma |
| Tôru Shinagawa | Sakomizu |
| Vadim Badmatsyrenov | soldiers of the Emperor |
| Vyacheslav Ivanov | |
| Fyodor Selkin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Evgeniy Grigorev | Executive Producer |
| Alfonso Cucci | Producer |
| Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre | Producer |
| Igor Kalyonov | Producer |
| Viviana Queirolo-Bertoglio | Producer |
| Alexander Rodnyansky | Producer |
| Andrey Sigle | Producer |
| Andrei Zertsalov | Producer |
| Arswendy Bening Swara | Producer |
