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After Emperor Hirohito's World War II surrender, General MacArthur suddenly feel the importance of himself to manage a foreign nation. He challenges his expert General Fellers must provide proof to make decision about the fate of the Japanese Emperor who is admired by many people.

Genre:

History, Drama

Actors:

Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Toshiyuki Nishida, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi, Colin Moy, Masatoshi Nakamura, Masatô Ibu, Isao Natsuyagi, Takatarô Kataoka, ...»

Director:

Peter Webber

Country:

Japan, United States

Release:

2012

IMDb:

6.5

Quality:

Duration:

107 min

Toronto Star

Emperor falls prey to the temptations endemic to historical docudrama: the desire to pack a miniseries' worth of events into one feature-length film, with romance tossed in for added appeal.

March 28, 2013

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Observer (UK)

Hokey monologues about the finger of historical blame are interspersed with perfume-ad flashbacks to idyllic days of love; you half expect Andrew Lloyd Webber to descend from on high to provide a few touching show tunes.

October 06, 2013

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Epoch Times

Imagine if POTUS was considered by U.S. citizenry to be a living god. Japanese emperors were. Does one then hang a living god as a war criminal? A riveting period portrayal.

June 20, 2016

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Globe and Mail

A stodgy movie that mixes dubious history with a clichéd, Madame Butterfly romance story, set in the period immediately following Japan's surrender in 1945.

March 29, 2013

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Total Film

Fun when Jones is around, dull when he's not, it's all just a little bit of history repeating.

October 07, 2013

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Newark Star-Ledger

Just a dull procedural, with the bland Matthew Fox driving around in a jeep and asking questions and not having them answered.

March 08, 2013

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Irish Times

Emperor will do well enough. But if you want a more nuanced take on the same events, check out Alexander Sokurov's extraordinary The Sun

October 11, 2013

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Variety

Half crinoline romance, half crusty military-history lesson.

March 22, 2013

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AV Club

Offers a labored treatise on the Japanese national character, with endless speeches about honor, devotion, loyalty, and the people's reverence for their emperor as a human deity.

March 14, 2013

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Birmingham Mail

The climax, when MacArthur finally meets Hirohito, is fascinating - and validated by the end-credit, picture-led round-up of what happened to the leading characters.

October 04, 2013

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Shadows on the Wall

The little-known historical events provide a pointed exploration of a momentous collision of two cultures.

October 11, 2013

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Time Out

It's all done with care and authentic Japanese locations ... But there's scant drama.

October 01, 2013

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