EMPEROR (BLU-RAY DISC) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 9 - 15 working days Director Peter Webber's drama follows the events leading to the decision on whether Japan's Emperor should be indicted as a war criminal at the close of WWII. Set in the days following Japan's surrender in 1945, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones), assigns Brigadier General Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox) the task of investigating the role played by Emperor Hirohito (Takatar Kataoka) during the war. Given only ten days to complete his findings, however, Fellers soon finds himself torn between the completion of his mission and his own personal search for Aya (Eriko Hatsune), the exchange student who captured his heart before the war. Interactive Menus Features Summary Director Peter Webber's drama follows the events leading to the decision on whether Japan's Emperor should be indicted as a war criminal at the close of WWII... Studio Universal Pictures Format Blu-ray disc Release date 20140224 Contributors Matthew Fox (Actor), Tommy Lee Jones (Actor), Eriko Hatsune (Actor), Toshiyuki Nishi (Actor), Masayoshi Haneda (Actor), Kaori Momoi (Actor), Colin Moy (Actor), Masatoshi Nakamura (Actor), Masato Ibu (Actor), Takatarô Kataoka (Actor), Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff, Yôko Narahashi, Eugene Nomura, Vera Blasi, David Klass, Alex Heffes, Stuart Dryburgh, Peter Webber (Director)