Emperor

2013 • 105 minutes
4.3
156 reviews
32%
Tomatometer
PG-13
Rating
Eligible
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A gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, inspired by true events and starring Matthew Fox and Academy Award®-winner Tommy Lee Jones as General Douglas MacArthur. Immediately after Emperor Hirohito's World War II surrender, General MacArthur (Jones) suddenly finds himself the de facto ruler of a foreign nation. He challenges his expert on Japanese culture - General Fellers (Fox) - to provide evidence in 10 short days to decide if the Japanese Emperor, worshipped as a god by his people but accused of war crimes, should be punished or saved. The fate of a nation awaits...
Rating
PG-13

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4.3
156 reviews
A Google user
August 22, 2013
Expected more from this movie with big named actors Jones and Fox. Almost fell asleep watching it as it drags with the unnecessary featured love story in it. Wait for it at your local Redbox for a $1.
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bob holloway
August 1, 2013
I'm no longer what anyone would consider "young", but when I first visited Japan I was and watching this movie was like a time machine back to the rebuilding of Tokyo and the rest of Japan. For me, this movie was a history of early post-war Japan and the props and sets were remarkably realistic. I lived through a great deal of the reconstruction, through the early 1960s, and even though the movie's story might be a bit dry, I don't think anyone would regret renting or buying it
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Charley Rich
August 1, 2013
I will literally watch any movie that has any cast members from the hitt T.V. series LOST and I'm serious any one of the actors from LOST and you can bet ill be watching those movies for sure.... Excellent actors all around.....
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