The Sun
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The Sun (2005)

17/02/2005
Drama, History
1h 51m

Overview

A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.

  • Aleksandr SokurovDirector
  • Jeremy NobleWriter
  • Yuriy ArabovWriter
  • Original Title

    Солнце

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Russian

Keywords

  • world war ii
  • biography
  • japanese surrender
  • 1940s
  • general douglas macarthur
  • history of japan
  • japanese emperor
  • hirohito

Top Billed Cast

Issey Ogata

Issey Ogata

Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito

Robert Dawson

Robert Dawson

General Douglas MacArthur

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Empress Kojun

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

The chamberlain

Dmitriy Podnozov

Dmitriy Podnozov

Shinmei Tsuji

Old servant

Taijirō Tamura

Taijirō Tamura

scientist

Georgi Pitskhelauri

Georgi Pitskhelauri

midshipman

Hiroya Morita

Suzuki, Prime Minister

Toshiaki Nishizawa

Toshiaki Nishizawa

Yonai, Minister of the Navy

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