Third part in Aleksandr Sokurov's tetrology, following Moloch (1999) and Taurus (2001), focuses on Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Japan's defeat in World War II when he is finally confronted by Gen. Douglas MacArthur who offers him to accept a diplomatic defeat for survival.
Year | 2005 |
Country |
Russia, Italy, Switzerland, France |
Director |
Aleksandr Sokurov |
Casting |
Issei Ogata, Robert Dawson, Kaori Momoi, Shirô Sano, Shinmei Tsuji, Taijirô Tamura, Georgi Pitskhelauri, Hiroya Morita, Toshiaki Nishizawa, Naomasa Musaka, Yusuke Tozawa, Kôjirô Kusanagi, Tetsuro Tsuno, Rokuro Abe, Jun Haichi |
Genre |
Drama, History |
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