Film2012105 min

Emperor

Name: Emperor
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2012
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi

Taste attributes: dramahistorywarhistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"After the war was won, the battle for peace began."

Boxlist takeA moving war film that is weighty, grounded and rough-edged. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 185 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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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.

Synopsis: TMDB