Emperor

About Emperor

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.

Emperor is a 2012 history war film directed by Peter Webber. Its themes are atomic bomb, US military, emperor, and hirohito.

Matthew Fox appears as General Bonner Fellers, Tommy Lee Jones as General Douglas MacArthur, Eriko Hatsune as Aya Shimada, and Masayoshi Haneda as Takahashi. It runs 105 minutes and was released in September 2012.

The screenplay is by David Klass and Vera Blasi. Production companies include Fellers Film, Krasnoff / Foster Entertainment, and United Performers' Studio. It is adapted from real events. American members can watch it on Howdy Amazon Channel and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.

Oppenheimer, The Last Emperor, and Red Joan make useful companions to Emperor, all filed under 1940s. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 291 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.