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Emperor
After the war was won, the battle for peace began.
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
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Cast
Matthew FoxGeneral Bonner Fellers
Tommy Lee JonesGeneral Douglas MacArthur
Eriko HatsuneAya Shimada
Masayoshi HanedaTakahashi
Kaori MomoiMitsuko Kajima
Toshiyuki NishidaGeneral Kajima
Colin MoyGeneral Richter
Masatô IbuKoichi KidoCredits
- Directed by
- Peter Webber
- Written by
- David Klass, Vera Blasi
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $14.9M
Production
- Fellers Film
Krasnoff / Foster EntertainmentUnited States- United Performers' StudioJapan
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