Drama ·History · Italy · 2005 · 1h 51m

The Sun

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Director
Aleksandr Sokurov
Cast
Issey Ogata as Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito Robert Dawson as General Douglas MacArthur Kaori Momoi as Empress Kojun Shiro Sano as The chamberlain Dmitriy Podnozov as Shinmei Tsuji as Old servant
Crew
Aleksandr Sokurov — Director of Photography Sergey Ivanov — Editor Jeremy Noble — Writer Yuriy Arabov — Writer Marco Mueller — Producer Igor Kalenov — Producer
Synopsis

A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.

Mood & Themes
world war iibiographyjapanese surrender1940sgeneral douglas macarthurhistory of japanjapanese emperorhirohito
Key Collaborators
Aleksandr Sokurov Director Aleksandr Sokurov Director of Photography Sergey Ivanov Editor Jeremy Noble Writer Yuriy Arabov Writer Marco Mueller Producer Igor Kalenov Producer Viviana Queirolo-Bertoglio Producer Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre Producer Andrey Sigle Producer Andrei Zertsalov Producer Alexander Rodnyansky Producer
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