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“A gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, EMPEROR unfolds the story, inspired by true events, of the bold and secret moves that won the peace in the shadows of postwar Japan.
Tommy Lee Jones stars as Gen. Douglas MacArthur Photo credit: Kirsty Griffin
Based on the resonant, real events of 1945, when General MacArthur took control of a shell-shocked Japan on behalf of the U.S and Bonner Fellers worked covertly to investigate the Emperor’s fate while the future of the nation hung in the balance. Entwined with an against-the-odds romance, the story traverses the conflicting loyalties between heart and homeland, between revenge and justice, as the world rebuilds from the ruins of war.
Matthew Fox and Eriko Hatsune Photo credit: Kirsty Griffin
Newcomer Eriko Hatsune and award-winning Japanese star Toshiyuki Nishida bring to life the American occupation of Japan in the perilous and unpredictable days just after Emperor Hirohito’s World War II surrender.” Production Notes
Emperor opens nationally on March 8th.
