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Emperor
After the war was won, the battle for peace began.
After the war was won, the battle for peace began.
Drama, History, War - 2012
6.5
32%
48
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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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
14 Sep 2012
Country:
JP, US
Languages:
English, Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$3,346,265
Awards:
1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
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.
– Mike D'Angelo,
AV Club,
14 Mar 2013
rotten:
Half crinoline romance, half crusty military-history lesson.
– Peter Debruge,
Variety,
22 Mar 2013
rotten:
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.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
28 Mar 2013
rotten:
A stodgy movie that mixes dubious history with a cliched, Madame Butterfly romance story, set in the period immediately following Japan's surrender in 1945.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
29 Mar 2013
fresh:
It's all done with care and authentic Japanese locations ... But there's scant drama.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
1 Oct 2013
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