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The Sun (2005) · Cineora

The Sun poster

AN ALEKSANDR SOKUROV FILM

The Sun

20051h 51mMovie

DramaHistory

IMDb7.3/ 10 · 3.1K votes

THE STORY

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

Melancholic
Thought-provoking
War
Period piece
Power and politics

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone and talking about after.

DirectorAleksandr Sokurov

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.7 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Issey OgataEmperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito

Robert DawsonGeneral Douglas MacArthur

Kaori MomoiEmpress Kojun

Shiro SanoThe chamberlain

Dmitriy Podnozov

Shinmei TsujiOld servant

Taijirō Tamurascientist

Georgi Pitskhelaurimidshipman

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