Emperor
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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.

Drama
History
War

Why watch this

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.

Released September 14, 2012

Quick facts

Language
en
Status
Released
Votes
283
Seasons
-

Top cast

The faces you are about to watch.

Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox

General Bonner Fellers

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

General Douglas MacArthur

Eriko Hatsune

Eriko Hatsune

Aya Shimada

Masayoshi Haneda

Masayoshi Haneda

Takahashi

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Mitsuko Kajima

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

General Kajima

Colin Moy

Colin Moy

General Richter

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Koichi Kido

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