The Sun

Produced in 2005

Film Information

Festival Edition 2013 - Edition 13

Section Retrospective Sokurov

Director Alexander Sokurov

Country Russia / Italy / Switzerland / France

Duration 110 min

Language Japanese (with English subtitles)

Producer Igor Kalyonov, Marco Mueller, Andrey Sigle

Screenplay Alexander Sokurov, Yuri Arabov

Cast Issei Ogata, Robert Dawson, Kaori Momoi

Genre Drama

Synopsis

The film focuses on Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Japan's defeat in World War II, highlighting his confrontation with Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who offers him a chance at diplomatic dialogue for peace.

Full Description

RUSSIA - ITALY - SWITZERLAND - FRANCE 2005