Emperor [videorecording] / Krasnoff Foster Entertainment and United Performers' Studio ; screenplay by David Klass and Vera Blasi ; producers, Yoko Narahashi ... [et al.] ; director, Peter Webber.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 43389 | LionsgateLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, ©2013.Description: 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Director, Peter Webber.
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Emperor | Available | 33111009904604 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
With the entire globe still in shock following World War II, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) and his aide Gen. Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox) arrive in a devastated Japan on a sensitive mission to determine whether beloved Japanese emperor Hirohito should be tried and executed for war crimes in this historical drama from director Peter Webber (Girl With a Pearl Earring, Hannibal Rising). During his investigation, Gen. Fellers experiences an emotional reunion with his long-lost lover Aya (Eriko Hatsune), a former Japanese exchange student who taught him about her nation's culture and customs. When Aya goes missing over the course of his inquiry, he embarks on an arduous quest to find her that not only opens his eyes to the destruction that has befallen the once-proud country, but also helps to inform the monumental decision he must make. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Based on the book His Majesty's salvation by Shiro Okamoto.
Special features: audio commentary with Peter Webber and Yoko Narahashi ; "Revenge or justice: the making of Emperor" featurette ; deleted scenes ; theatrical trailer ; behind-the-scenes photo gallery.
Director, Peter Webber.
Tommy Lee Jones, Matthew Fox, Kaori Momoi, Eriko Hatsune, Aaron Jackson.
Immediately after Emperor Hirohito's World War II surrender, General MacArthur suddenly finds himself the de facto ruler of a foreign nation. He challenges his expert on Japanese culture, General Fellers to provide evidence in ten short days to decide if the Japanese Emperor, worshipped as a god by his people but accused of war crimes, should be punished or saved, as the fate of a nation waits.
MPAA rating: PG-13 for violent content, brief strong language and smoking (historical).
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1), 5.1 Dolby digital.
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.