Directed by:
Peter WebberCinematography:
Stuart DryburghComposer:
Alex HeffesCast:
Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayuki Ibu, Kaori Momoi, Colin Moy, 夏八木勲, Masayoshi Haneda, Gareth Ruck, Yôko Narahashi, Takatarô Kataoka (more)VOD (1)
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A gripping tale of love and honour forged between fierce enemies of war, Emperor tells the story, inspired by true events, of the bold and secret moves that won the peace in the shadows of post-war Japan. Starring Academy Award® winner Tommy Lee Jones, Matthew Fox and newcomer Eriko Hatsune, Emperor brings 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 suddenly finds himself the de facto ruler of a foreign nation he assigns an expert in Japanese culture, General Bonner Fellers, to covertly investigate the looming question hanging over the country: should the Japanese Emperor, worshiped by his people but accused of war crimes, be punished or saved? (Transmission Films)
(more)Cast
![Matthew Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/476/164476978_9eb9a1.png)
Matthew Fox
USA
Best movies:
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
World War Z (2013)
We Are Marshall (2006)
![Tommy Lee Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996833_467cca.jpg)
Tommy Lee Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
JFK (1991)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
![Eriko Hatsune](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/988/157988076_fd8a07.jpg)
Eriko Hatsune
Japan
Best movies:
Spiral (2000)
Emperor (2012)
Tokio Blues (2010)
![Masayuki Ibu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/330/167330603_487cd2.jpg)
Masayuki Ibu
Japan
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Heaven and Earth (1990)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
![Kaori Momoi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274774_97fcd1.jpg)
Kaori Momoi
Japan
Best movies:
Kagemusha (1980)
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
![Colin Moy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/560/162560425_cbf16e.jpg)
Colin Moy
Best movies:
In My Father's Den (2004)
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
Emperor (2012)
![夏八木勲](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/988/157988069_a7927d.jpg)
夏八木勲
Japan
Best movies:
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Steel Edge of Revenge (1969)
Masayoshi Haneda
Best movies:
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
![Gareth Ruck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/138/160138006_6060ac.jpg)
Yôko Narahashi
Best movies:
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Emperor (2012)
Takatarô Kataoka
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Emperor (2012)
![Shôhei Hino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/878/166878967_98824c.jpg)
Shôhei Hino
Japan
Best movies:
Owl's Castle (1999)
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
![中村雅俊](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/343/161343103_da6b9a.jpg)
中村雅俊
Japan
Best movies:
A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story (2013) - narrator
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love (2005)
Emperor (2012)
Nic Sampson
New Zealand
Best movies:
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
Emperor (2012)
The Warrior's Way (2010)
Jim McLarty
Best movies:
King Kong (2005)
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
The Frighteners (1996)
Will Wallace
New Zealand
Best movies:
King Kong (2005)
Emperor (2012)
Murder in Greenwich (2002) (TV movie)
Paul Gittins
Best movies:
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004) (TV movie)
Safe House (2012)
Emperor (2012)
Kelson Henderson
New Zealand
Best movies:
Avatar (2009)
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
30 Days of Night (2007)