Emperor

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

Overview

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2012-09-14
Budget: $0
Revenue: $14858240
Runtime: 105 min

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