Emperor (2012)
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- PG-13
- 1h 47min
- Drama, History
- 25 Apr 2013 (Bahrain)
- Movie
As the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, General 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...
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Cast
| Matthew Fox | ... |
General Bonner Fellers
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| Tommy Lee Jones | ... |
General Douglas MacArthur
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| Eriko Hatsune | ... |
Aya Shimada
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Toshiyuki Nishida | ... |
General Kajima
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| Masayoshi Haneda | ... |
Takahashi
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| Kaori Momoi | ... |
Mitsuko Kajima
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| Colin Moy | ... |
General Richter
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Masatoshi Nakamura | ... |
Prince Konoe
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| Masatô Ibu | ... |
Koichi Kido
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| Isao Natsuyagi | ... |
Teizaburo Sekiya
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| Takatarô Kataoka | ... |
Emperor Hirohito
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Aaron Jackson | ... |
Lt Col. Rogers
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| Nic Sampson | ... |
Lieutenant Red
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Shôhei Hino | ... |
Hideki Tojo
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| Will Wallace | ... |
CIC Commander
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| Kelson Henderson | ... |
Adjutant to MacArthur
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| Stephen Papps | ... |
Higgins
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| Shingo Usami | ... |
Emperor's Translator
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| Taka Higuchi | ... |
Head Palace Guard
(as Takanori Kikuchi)
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| Ingrid Park | ... |
Woman Hall Proctor
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| Yôko Narahashi | ... |
Head Teacher
(as Yoko Narahashi)
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Kazuki Hayakawa | ... |
Akio
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Kaito Narita | ... |
Eiji
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Micheala Rooney | ... |
Jean MacArthur
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Hideko Yanagida | ... |
Old Woman in Restaurant
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| Paul Gittins | ... |
Older Officer
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| Stephen Hall | ... |
Gen. Eichelberger
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Kengo Hasuo | ... |
Imperial Butler
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| Kuni Hashimoto | ... |
Minister Anami
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David Aston | ... |
U.S. Officer
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Jim McLarty | ... |
U.S. Aide
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Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi | ... |
Imperial Guard 1
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Daigoro Yamada | ... |
Imperial Guard 2
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Nichita Tanabe | ... |
Imperial Guard 3
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Ryoichiro Yonekura | ... |
Imperial Guard 4
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Koji Mizuki | ... |
Homeless Japanese Vet
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Nobuko Nakanishi | ... |
Homeless Woman
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Kona Kelly | ... |
Japanese Toddler
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Toru Ishida | ... |
Bar Patron #2
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Lance Masa | ... |
Bar Patron #1
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Motoshige Nagai | ... |
Bar Patron #3
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Erik Brown | ... |
American Soldier
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Euri Nomura | ... |
Child
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Matt Kinsman | ... |
U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
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Masaya Kubota | ... |
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
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| Wiebe Marinus | ... |
IO Coporal (uncredited)
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Yuki Nagashima | ... |
Imperial Guard (uncredited)
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| Gareth Ruck | ... |
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Peter Webber | ||
Written by
| Vera Blasi | ... | (screenplay) |
| David Klass | ... | (screenplay) |
| Shiro Okamoto | ... | (book "His Majesty's Salvation") |
Produced by
| Yasushi Akutagawa | ... | associate producer |
| Tim Coddington | ... | co-producer |
| Gary Foster | ... | producer |
| Russ Krasnoff | ... | producer |
| Yôko Narahashi | ... | producer |
| Eugene Nomura | ... | producer |
| Satori Suzuki | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Alex Heffes | ||
Cinematography by
| Stuart Dryburgh | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Chris Plummer | ||
Editorial Department
| Jason Aldous | ... | on-line assistant |
| Clare Brody | ... | data wrangler: Park Road Post Production |
| Clare Burlinson | ... | digital intermediate colourist |
| Joyce Kamille Cristal | ... | data wrangler: Park Road Post Production |
| Elizabeth Denekamp | ... | assistant editor |
| Gareth Evans | ... | colorist: rushes |
| Michael Harris | ... | digital mastering |
| David Hollingsworth | ... | head of picture: Park Road Post |
| Nina Kurzmann | ... | post producer |
| Tom McHattie | ... | data wrangler |
| Amber Marie Naveira | ... | data wrangler: Park Road Post (as Amber Marie Smith) |
| Amy Shand | ... | digital lab manager |
| Peter Skarratt | ... | first assistant editor |
| Matthew Wear | ... | dailies colourist |
| Tim Willis | ... | on-line editor |
| Jeannie Yeung | ... | data wrangler: Park Road Post Production |
Casting By
| Jane Jenkins | ||
| Yôko Narahashi | ||
Production Design by
| Grant Major | ||
Art Direction by
| Jill Cormack | ||
| George Hamilton | ||
| Miro Harre | ... | (art direction) |
Set Decoration by
| Daniel Birt | ||
Costume Design by
| Ngila Dickson | ||
Makeup Department
| Pilar Alegre | ... | additional hair and makeup artist |
| Vinnie Ashton | ... | crowd hair and makeup artist (as Vinnie Smith) |
| Hayley Atherton | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Verity Griffiths | ... | additional hair and makeup |
| Gabrielle Jones | ... | makeup and hair designer |
| Natasha Lees | ... | crowd makeup supervisor / hair stylist |
| Carly Marr | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Roger Murray | ... | prosthetic manufacture |
| Hayley Ness | ... | additional makeup |
| Claire Rutledge | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Levonne Scott | ... | additional make up artist |
Production Management
| Simon Ambridge | ... | production manager |
| Tim Coddington | ... | unit production manager |
| Amanda Heatley | ... | Sound Post Producer |
| Dean Watkins | ... | head of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hayley Budulis | ... | additional assistant director |
| Andrew Burfield | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Donald Duncan | ... | second unit director |
| Emma Hinton | ... | second assistant director |
| Lance Masa | ... | additional assistant director |
| Stuart Morrice | ... | second second assistant director |
| Sez Niederer | ... | additional assistant director |
| Toby Pease | ... | first assistant director |
| Tatsuya Shimada | ... | assistant director |
| Ricky Silvester | ... | third assistant director |
| Anton Steel | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
| Jessica Walsh | ... | additional assistant director |
| Amand Weaver | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
Art Department
| Glenn Altman | ... | set painter |
| Zach Becroft | ... | stand-by property |
| Ed Butler | ... | storyboard artist |
| Jillian Chitty | ... | set dresser |
| Phil Chitty | ... | construction supervisor |
| Temple Clark | ... | storyboard artist |
| Nick Connor | ... | set designer |
| Matt Cornelius | ... | property master |
| Paul Dulieu | ... | picture vehicle supervisor |
| Alistair Gillies | ... | concept artist |
| Anna Graves | ... | Art Department Coordinator: art department / art department coordinator |
| Mark Grenfell | ... | off-set art director |
| George Hamilton | ... | on-set art director |
| Troy Hannett | ... | scenic artist |
| Wade Hannett | ... | scenic artist |
| Miro Harre | ... | off-set art director |
| Etienne Harris | ... | scenic painter |
| John Howard | ... | set dresser |
| Tane Jarrett | ... | set dresser |
| Gabriel Kearney | ... | props: Second Unit |
| Angus Kerr | ... | set decorator assistant |
| Penny Kerr | ... | set dresser |
| Steven Key | ... | carpenter |
| Natalija Kucija | ... | Set Dec |
| Merv Lambarth | ... | foreman: construction (as Merv Lambert) |
| Joseph Leary | ... | set dresser |
| Kathryn Lees | ... | set decorating intern |
| Peter Malone | ... | brush hand |
| Charlie Mckay | ... | graphic designer |
| Gareth Mills | ... | lead set dresser/buyer |
| Grace Mok | ... | property master |
| Roger Murray | ... | prop manufacturer |
| Justine Muxlow | ... | set dressing coordinator |
| Paul Ny | ... | scenic painter |
| George Ritchie | ... | digital backdrop artist |
| Graham Rowan | ... | carpenter |
| Rie Shibasaki | ... | japanese calligrapher (as Rik Shibasaki) |
| Todd Smythe | ... | construction coordinator |
| Olly Southwell | ... | assistant stand-by propsman |
| Sam Storey | ... | assistant art director |
| Helen Strevens | ... | set designer |
| Ryan Sweetman | ... | carpenter |
| Patrick Walker | ... | property buyer |
| Simon Wheeler | ... | vehicle wrangler |
| Kevin Willcocks | ... | construction foreman |
| Pania Williams | ... | digital backdrop artist |
| Abi Wollcombe | ... | set dresser |
| Petelo Yaiku | ... | senior set dresser |
| Jake Walls | ... | fabricator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Hide Aoki | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Tim Chaproniere | ... | mix technician |
| Emile de la Rey | ... | adr editor (as Emile De La Rey) |
| Fred Enholmer | ... | sound mixer |
| Amanda Heatley | ... | sound producer: Park Road Post Production |
| Lora Hirschberg | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Takuma Ito | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Gilbert Lake | ... | Sound Re-recording Mixer |
| Matthew Lambourn | ... | sound effects editor |
| Toby Lloyd | ... | mix technician / sound recordist |
| Eric Nagy | ... | additional sound recordist: Nature Sounds Society Of Japan |
| John Neill | ... | Head of Sound: Park Road Post Production |
| Jim Petrak | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Tim Prebble | ... | sound designer |
| Simon Riley | ... | foley editor |
| Tom Scott-Toft | ... | assistant sound effects editor |
| John Simpson | ... | foley artist |
| Pete Smith | ... | foley mixer |
| Kazutaka Someya | ... | additional sound recordist (as Someya Kazutaka) |
| Chris Todd | ... | supervising dialogue editor |
| Nicolas Williams | ... | sound recordist |
| Chris Winter | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Ryan Young | ... | adr recordist (as Ryan D. Young) |
| Jim Carroll | ... | foley assistant (uncredited) |
| Tim Chaproniere | ... | mix assistant (uncredited) |
| Buster Flaws | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Russ Gorsline | ... | adr (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Ken Durey | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Dagan Jurd | ... | senior special effects technician |
| Richard Schuler | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Grant Adam | ... | senior technical director: Iloura |
| Daniel Ashton | ... | scanning and recording technician (as Dan Ashton) |
| Steve Barnes | ... | digital artist: Iloura |
| Magdalena Bisogni | ... | visual effects assistant: Iloura |
| Michael Bongiorno | ... | match move artist: Iloura |
| Nick Booth | ... | scanning and recording supervisor: Weta Digital |
| Mark Bortolotto | ... | compositor |
| Genevieve Camilleri | ... | compositor: Iloura |
| Eoin Cannon | ... | lead modeler: Iloura |
| Robin Cave | ... | matte artist: Iloura |
| Murray Curtis | ... | compositor: Iloura |
| Julian Dimsey | ... | visual effects supervisor: Iloura |
| Sam Doolan | ... | lighting technical director: Iloura |
| Steve Drew | ... | digital artist: Iloura (as Steven Drew) |
| Laura Dubsky | ... | compositor: Iloura |
| Chris Dwyer | ... | data manager: Iloura |
| Dean Elliott | ... | animator: Iloura |
| Matt Faiman | ... | visual effects accountant: Iloura |
| Alan Fairlie | ... | lead compositor: Iloura |
| Jonathan Freisler | ... | lead effects artist: Iloura |
| Jason Gilholme | ... | match move supervisor: Iloura |
| Paul Glubb | ... | visual effects producer |
| Shane Hall | ... | animator: Iloura |
| Dominic Hellier | ... | lead compositor: Iloura |
| Aeon Henderson | ... | compositor: Iloura |
| Chris Henryon | ... | digital artist: Iloura |
| Daniel Hourigan | ... | effects animator: Iloura |
| Huck Hur | ... | match move artist: Iloura |
| Fergus Jack-Hinton | ... | visual effects artist: Park Road Post Production |
| Samuel Jensen | ... | lead modeler: Iloura (as Sam Jensen) |
| Morgan Jones | ... | compositor: Iloura |
| Peter Jurca | ... | digital artist: Iloura |
| Jun Eun Kim | ... | modeler: Iloura |
| Alan S.L. Lam | ... | matte artist: Iloura |
| Duncan MacDonald | ... | effects animator: Iloura |
| Ineke Majoor | ... | visual effects producer: Iloura |
| Glenn Melenhorst | ... | digital matte supervisor: Iloura |
| Keith Meure | ... | digital artist: Iloura |
| Jay C. Miller | ... | lighting technical director: Iloura |
| Adrian Moyes | ... | match move artist: Iloura |
| Matt Omond | ... | compositing supervisor: Iloura |
| Matthew Pascuzzi | ... | compositor: Iloura |
| Noah Pascuzzi | ... | digital artist: Iloura |
| Jeremy Pronk | ... | lighting technical director: Iloura |
| Marcus Riquier | ... | match move artist: Iloura |
| James Robison | ... | senior technical director: Iloura |
| Simon Rosenthal | ... | visual effects executive producer: Iloura |
| Pippa Sheen | ... | visual effects production coordinator: Iloura |
| Karl Sheridan | ... | VFX Onset Data Wrangler |
| Angela Stanley | ... | compositor: Iloura (as Angela Rose) |
| Jon Stanley | ... | senior systems administrator: Iloura |
| Marc Stephen | ... | render wrangler: Iloura |
| Jonathon Sumner | ... | digital artist: Iloura |
| Kim Tobin | ... | compositor: Iloura |
| Alexander Whyte | ... | match move artist: Iloura |
| Tom Wild | ... | visual effects production manager: Iloura |
| Pete Williams | ... | scanning and recording manager: Weta Digital |
| Pip Wright | ... | visual effects 2D coordinator: Iloura |
Stunts
| Toru Ishida | ... | stunt performer |
| Josef Jelínek | ... | stunts |
| Lance Masa | ... | stunt performer |
| Motoshige Nagai | ... | stunt performer |
| Allan Poppleton | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Stuart Thorp | ... | stunt driver |
| Jacob Tomuri | ... | stunt assistant |
| Samuel R. Wright | ... | stunt driver (as Sammy Wright) |
| Willie Ying | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kane Asher | ... | dolly grip |
| Jonathan Bixley | ... | best boy grip |
| Fergus Burnett | ... | video assist |
| Jackson Cullen | ... | lighting technician |
| John Enright | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Alex Glucina | ... | assistant camera: "b" |
| Kirsty Griffin | ... | still photographer |
| Mikey Ray Harkins | ... | lighting technician |
| Scott Harman | ... | best boy |
| Oli Harris | ... | key grip |
| Nick Hutchinson | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Alyssa Kath | ... | additional |
| Luke Macready | ... | senior lighting technician |
| Ilja Maran | ... | grip |
| Tom Markham-Short | ... | assistant camera: "a" |
| Sean O'Neill | ... | gaffer |
| Evan Pardington | ... | Key Grip 2U |
| Kerry Peck | ... | lighting technician |
| Ulric Raymond | ... | b camera operator |
| Michael Reihana | ... | dolly grip |
| Simon Schätzle | ... | lighting technician |
| Lee Scott | ... | lighting technician |
| Jacob Slovak | ... | film loader |
| Barnaby Sweet | ... | lighting technician |
| Ashley Thomas | ... | video operator-splinter unit |
| Marcus Upton | ... | lighting technician |
| Henry West | ... | assistant camera |
| Jay Weston | ... | video assist operator |
| Toby Conway | ... | additional grip (uncredited) |
| Alex Gilbert | ... | camera intern (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Yvonne Bennett | ... | extras casting coordinator / extras casting |
| Tina Cleary | ... | casting |
| Madeline Cooper | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Angel de Goede | ... | extras casting intern |
| Roslyn Lusty | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Lance Masa | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Fuhito Michihira | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Kesha Robertson | ... | extras casting assistant coordinator |
| Jesse Savage | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Juliet Williams | ... | extras casting assistant coordinator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nicky Barron | ... | set costumer |
| Sam Brown | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Naomi Campbell | ... | costume assistant |
| Louise George | ... | extras dresser |
| Carly Imrie | ... | military costumes: australia |
| Melanie Imrie | ... | military costumes: australia |
| Katie Johnston | ... | costume assistant |
| Phillippa King | ... | set costumer |
| Simone Knight | ... | costume assistant / costumer |
| Pip Lingard | ... | costume budget consultant / costume supervisor |
| Ylona McGinty | ... | key costumer |
| Liz McGregor | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Lucy McLay | ... | costumer |
| Michael McNamara | ... | costume assistant |
| Ann Mockett | ... | pattern cutter |
| James Rogers | ... | wardrobe dyer |
| Jenny Rushton | ... | costume supervisor |
| Tracey Rose Sparke | ... | military costume specialist (as Ian Sparke) / webbing master (as Ian Sparke) |
| Simon Thorpe | ... | Costume Concept Artist |
| Hanna Mo Tomlinson | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Hanna Geor) |
| Andy Mowbray | ... | costume props (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Sarah Allman | ... | additional location assistant |
| Harry Harrison | ... | location scout |
| Brett Higginson | ... | location scout |
| Mike Holloway | ... | location manager |
| Jacob McIntyre | ... | assistant location manager |
| Damion Nathan | ... | assistant locations manager |
| Peta Sinclair | ... | assistant location manager |
| Angelina Sullivan | ... | additional location assistant |
Music Department
| Tom Brown | ... | music preparation |
| Simon Chamberlain | ... | musician: solo piano |
| Mark Graham | ... | head of music preparation |
| James T. Hill | ... | score mixed by |
| Dave Jordan | ... | music supervisor |
| Graham Kennedy | ... | score recording engineer |
| Philip Klein | ... | additional orchestration |
| Etsuko Kobayashi | ... | lyrics translation: Japan |
| Tommy Laurence | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Phil McGowan | ... | score mixing recordist |
| Dave Metzger | ... | orchestrator |
| Victor Pesavento | ... | music preparation |
| Peter Rotter | ... | music coordination |
| Nigel Scott | ... | music editor |
| Yoshiaki Shioya | ... | lyrics translation: Japan (as Yoshi Shioya) |
| Hilary Skewes | ... | musician contractor |
| Linnea Snyder | ... | music preparation |
| Roger Suen | ... | music assistant to composer |
| John Ashton Thomas | ... | orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Aria Harrison | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
| Christian Routh | ... | script consultant |
| Kristin Witcombe | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Aaron Gibson | ... | transportation captain |
| Graham Hughes | ... | driver: cast |
| Matt Johnston | ... | driver: cast |
| Linda Musson | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Anna Low | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Dana Archer | ... | public relations |
| Gunner Ashford | ... | key armorer |
| David Boden | ... | production secretary |
| Andrew Cochrane | ... | production coordinator |
| James D. Dever | ... | adr loop group |
| Alan Drum-Garcia | ... | producer assistant |
| Alyx Duncan | ... | choreographer |
| Sandra Finestone | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Ben Forrer | ... | Completion Guarantor: ProSight Specialty Insurance |
| Diana Goulding | ... | unit publicist |
| Hamish Hill | ... | rushes/dailies |
| Jonathan Kier | ... | International Sales |
| Tasha Lang | ... | researcher |
| Pedro Loureiro | ... | historical advisor (as Dr. Pedro Loureiro) |
| Wayne McCormack | ... | animal coordinator |
| Yuki Nagashima | ... | japanese military advisor |
| Donna Pearman | ... | assistant production co-ordinator |
| Scott Perry | ... | dialogue coach |
| Adam W. Rosen | ... | legal services |
| David Rowell | ... | financial controller |
| Ashley Seabright | ... | IT manager |
| Yoshiaki Shioya | ... | english dialogue coach (as Yoshi Shioya) |
| Mike Stokey | ... | key military advisor |
| Erika Takacs | ... | production assistant |
| Kimberly Tierney | ... | dialogue coach: english |
| Russell Totten | ... | english dialogue coach |
| Jodi Tripi | ... | stock footage researcher |
| Samuel R. Wright | ... | assistant armorer (as Sammy Wright) / military advisor (as Sammy Wright) |
| Nimrod Zalmanowitz | ... | epk creator |
| Tim Bentinck | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
| Anthony S. Pratt | ... | workflow architect (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- GEM Entertainment (2012) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Film & TV House (2012) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Batrax Entertainment (2012) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Applause Entertainment (2013) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate (2013) (United States) (theatrical)
- Roadside Attractions (2013) (United States) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Village (2013) (Greece) (theatrical)
- A Contracorriente Films (2014) (Spain)
- A-Film Benelux MSD (2014) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- A-Film Benelux MSD (2014) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- ADS Service (2013) (Hungary)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2013) (Germany)
- Eagle Films (2013) (Non-US) (Middle East)
- Mongrel Media (2013) (Canada)
- Tanweer Films (2013) (Bangladesh)
- Tanweer Films (2013) (Bhutan)
- Tanweer Films (2013) (India)
- Tanweer Films (2013) (Nepal)
- Tanweer Films (2013) (Pakistan)
- Tanweer Films (2013) (Sri Lanka)
- Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Background Talent (extras casting)
- Contrarian Films (AUSTRAILIAN POST PRODUCTION SERVICES PROVIDED BY)
- Cunning Stunts Limited (stunt equipment)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Format Entertainment (Music Supervision)
- Funn (hosiery supplier)
- KAM Models and Talent (extras casting)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Park Road Post Production (Post Services Provided by)
- Park Road Post Production (acknowledgement)
- Plucky (main titles)
- ProSight Specialty Insurance (completion bond and insurance)
- Rex Post (additional adr)
- Royal New Zealand Air Force (special thanks)
- SparkeFilms History Design (military costumes)
- Trevor Morris Studios (score mixed at)
- Vantage Film (camera equipment provided by)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- Warriors (military advisors)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A story of love and understanding set amidst the tensions and uncertainties of the days immediately following the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. On the staff of General Douglas MacArthur (Jones), the de facto ruler of Japan as Supreme Commander of the occupying forces, a leading Japanese expert, General Bonner Fellers (Fox) is charged with reaching a decision of historical importance: should Emperor Hirohito be tried and hanged as a war criminal? Interwoven is the story of Fellers' love affair with Aya, a Japanese exchange student he had met years previously in the U.S. Memories of Aya and his quest to find her in the ravaged post-war landscape help Fellers to discover both his wisdom and his humanity and enable him to come to the momentous decision that changed the course of history and the future of two nations. Written by Production |
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| Taglines | Japan 1945: General Douglas MacArthur was given a mission to decide the fate of a nation, the guilt of a leader, and the true price of peace. See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $3,346,265, 13 Sep 2013 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The romantic story between Fellers and Aya was entirely fictional for the film. Bonner F. Fellers was married in 1925 to Dorothy Dysart who accompanied him twice on his posting to the Phillipines, and she also went with him to China and Japan. See more » |
| Goofs | In the opening sequence the film makers use archival film showing an atom bomb being loaded into the bomb bay a B-29 for the attack on Hiroshima. The bomb shown is "Fat Man" and not "Little Boy" that was used on the attack on Hiroshima (8-6-1945). "Fat Man" was used in the second attack, three days later (8-9-1945) on Nagasaki. See more » |
| Quotes |
General Douglas MacArthur:
I don't want the Communists in here. But Washington wants vengance on the emperor, because their voters do, and their voters have no fucking idea what's good for them. See more » |