Emperor
Emperor
3/8/13, 1h 38 mins
Director
Peter Webber
Screenwriter
David Klass and Vera Blasi
Cast
Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda
Producer
Yoko Narahashi, Gary Foster, Eugene Nomura, Russ Krasnoff
Co-Producer
Tim Coddington
Associate Producer
Satoru Suzuki
Synopsis
A gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, EMPEROR unfolds the story, inspired by true events, of the bold and secret moves that won the peace in the shadows of postwar Japan. The story of EMPEROR is based on the resonant, real events of 1945, when General MacArthur took control of a shell-shocked Japan on behalf of the U.S and Bonner Fellers worked covertly to investigate the Emperor’s fate while the future of the nation hung in the balance. Entwined with an against-the-odds romance, the story traverses the conflicting loyalties between heart and homeland, between revenge and justice, as the world rebuilds from the ruins of war.