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| Genre | Drama |
| Format | Multiple Formats, AC-3, Blu-ray, Closed-captioned, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen |
| Contributor | Yoko Narahashi, Matthew Fox, Gary Foster, Krasnoff Foster Productions, Kaori Momoi, Eriko Hatsune, Peter Webber, Eugene Nomura, Tommy Jones See more |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 46 minutes |
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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 postwar Japan. The story of EMPEROR is based on the resonant, real events of 1945, when General MacArthur took control of a shell-shocked Japan on behalf of the U.S and Bonner Fellers worked covertly to investigate the Emperor’s fate while the future of the nation hung in the balance. Entwined with an against-the-odds romance, the story traverses the conflicting loyalties between heart and homeland, between revenge and justice, as the world rebuilds from the ruins of war. Matthew Fox joins with Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones, newcomer Eriko Hatsune and award-winning Japanese star Toshiyuki Nishida 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 hims
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.32 Ounces
- Audio Description: : English
- Item model number : 43392
- Director : Peter Webber
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, AC-3, Blu-ray, Closed-captioned, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 46 minutes
- Release date : August 13, 2013
- Actors : Matthew Fox, Tommy Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Kaori Momoi
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Producers : Yoko Narahashi, Eugene Nomura, Gary Foster
- Studio : Lionsgate
- ASIN : B00CZB9BCU
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #61,253 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #4,305 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
- #4,586 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
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While the movie is interesting and watchable, the viuewer will have to endure some of the most "unique mis)castings of any movie in a long time! Matthew Fox ( LOST) as a US Army general...hmmm. OK, possible...he's in his early 30s now and there were 23 and 24 year old generals in rare cases. Works as 50% of the love interest...and I sort of suspect he owns a share of the film.. Tommy Lee Jones as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur...now that's a bit of a strech to me.. Imperious, aloof, tall, calculating, Virginia "gentlemanly, were all terms used (among others) to describe MacArthur. Best played on the screen by Gregory Peck in 1977's "MacArthur", becoming a virtual clone to the real guy. Sir Laurence Oliver did Doug once, not too well, in the movie "Inchon". OK, we get Tommy Lee Jones, Arkansas accent and all. Costuming did it's part, the uniform and crushed cap, corn-cob pipe, and all that...on a short guy who looked nothing like the real guy...sorta reminded me of General MacArthur as he would have been played by Yosemite Sam! Best casting was of the beautiful actress who played Aya, the lost love of Fox' character. All Japanese actors were perfectly cast as their actual counterparts in history.
Sets were fine, locations in Japan and rural New Zealand (as parts of rural Japan). Vehicles were spot-on. Even a background Japanese Chi-ha tank. Japanese speak Japanese with English subtitles 90% of the movie. I wish the subtitles would have been used when the Japanese spoke English, as many were so thickly accented it was difficult to understandexcept in context.
I wouls recommend this to a person interested in the history presented. Look not for action nor courtroom stuff...it's what goes on behind the scenes putting an indictment together.
Even American youth are not taught these details even as the a-bombs or incindiary raids (which killed far fewer than the two single events in China mentioned above) are emphasized. The film is typical Hollywood left-wing degenerate, though the acting of the various players, and reasonable accuracy of Hirohito trying to cut a deal to surrender before and after the a-bombs has validity, though even that could be made clearer. Factually, Hirohito's agents made a secret outreach to America through the Soviet Embassy, but Americans realized he was not directly in control of the Japanese military, and so could not take his gestures as meaningful -- which in any case always demanded his status as God Emperor be preserved. He was far more involved in the decision-making to start the war, invading China (Manchuria) which was another series of atrocities, as well as continuing the war so long as the outcome favored the "God-Chosen Superior Being" Japanese Empire. As one Japanese MP said (and was shot by an angry associate) "Hirohito was willing to fight to the very last Japanese person, to save his own sorry life as a God".
As to MacArthur, the film might have included a sentence or two about his benign dictatorship, where by declaration he re-organized Japanese society to rid it of feudal slavery. Feudal land-holdings were broken up, with real land distribution to peasant farmers (not like in Communist nations, where such was promised but the Communist Party actually kept all lands and profits for itself). He ended hereditary prostitution and arranged marriages, gave women freedom and established a parlaiment where everyone had equal vote, plus a legal system of independent jurists. The Emperor was forced to renounce his "God" status and go walk among the people, showing he was an ordinary nose-picker like everyone else.
Bottom line: Don't trust Hollywood movies for your history lessons.
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Interwoven with that is a love story sub-plot. Personally, I suspect that the love story sub-plot was the reason why this film failed to gel. The love story sub-plot as presented in the film raised a lot of questions that simply weren't answered.
'General Douglas MacArthur' leads the post-war occupation force with the
task of rebuilding 'Japan'
His orders also include bringing both politicians and military responsible for
the war and atrocities to book, the order also includes proving the 'Emperor'
to be responsible.
The Supreme Commander General MacArthur' instructs 'General Bonner Fellers'
to collect the evidence and investigate the 'Emperor' to see if sufficient grounds
can be found to effect charges against him.
'Bonner Fellers' had been chosen to lead the investigation because of his Knowledge
of 'Japan'
'Bonner' prior to the outbreak of war had romantic links with 'Aya' , now he's back
in 'Japan' he try's to determine whether she'd survived.
The film is based on real-events that took place after the 'Japanese' surrender.
An absorbing and well portrayed account of the investigations into war-crimes after
the surrender.
Good picture and sound quality on the HD format.
(wonder how many allied personnel would have been investigated had the outcome
been reversed.....just a thought.)
Personally, as much as I like this type of drama, war itself is a criminal occurrence in
my view.
Well worth a viewing if you have interest in historical drama
WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT IT DID AN O.K JOB.



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