Emperor (2012)

Directors

Peter Webber

Cast

Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Toshiyuki Nishida, Masayoshi Haneda

The story

Brigadier General Bonner Fellers is sent to Japan as a part of the Allied occupation force after World War II, tasked with arresting Japanese war criminals, including former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. He's also seeking his former Japanese girlfriend, Aya Shimada, with the assistance of his Japanese interpreter and driver, Takahashi. Tojo is arrested, but the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, General Douglas MacArthur, informs Fellers that Emperor Hirohito is being shielded from war crimes trials, to prevent a Japanese revolt, despite loud American calls he should pay personally for Japan's war crimes.

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