The Sun
2005 · ★ 6.8 · Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov
Biographical film 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.
- Released
- 2005-02-17
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Language
- RU
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Issey Ogata
Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Robert Dawson
General Douglas MacArthur
Kaori Momoi
Empress Kojun
Shirō Sano
The chamberlain
Dmitriy Podnozov
Shinmei Tsuji
Old servant
Taijiro Tamura
scientist
Georgi Pitskhelauri
midshipman
Hiroya Morita
Suzuki, Prime Minister
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Yonai, Minister of the Navy
Naomasa Musaka
Anami, Minister of the War
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Togo, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Keywords
BiographyWorld war ii1940sGeneral douglas macarthurJapanese surrenderHistory of japanHirohitoJapanese emperor
