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Emperor

2012Age guide: 15+

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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.…

★ 6.2/10 · 292 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

  • Matthew FoxGeneral Bonner Fellers
  • Tommy Lee JonesGeneral Douglas MacArthur
  • Eriko HatsuneAya Shimada
  • Masayoshi HanedaTakahashi
  • Kaori MomoiMitsuko Kajima
  • Toshiyuki NishidaGeneral Kajima
  • Colin MoyGeneral Richter
  • Masatô IbuKoichi Kido

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