Review of Emperor (2012) by Raul C — 28 Dec 2013

Authentic locations, real Japanese actors, interesting story.

This review of Emperor (2012) was written by Raul C on 28 Dec 2013.

Emperor has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Ryan M (2,675) on 17 Sep 2014

Interesting factual with artistic licence film where the yanks go in search of Hirohito to try to bring him to trial for war crimes…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 10 Oct 2013

Emperor will do well enough. But if you want a more nuanced take on the same events, check out Alexander Sokurov's extraordinary The Sun…

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By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 19 Jun 2016

Imagine if POTUS was considered by U.S. citizenry to be a living god. Japanese emperors were…

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By Heather M (2,904) on 07 Mar 2014

I usually avoid watching war movies and this one is the perfect example of why. Bad characters, bad acting, bad story, just bad…

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By Jay M (484) on 04 Feb 2016

I thought this was a fairly decent drama set after the Japanese surrender at the end of the Second World War as General MacArthur tasks one…

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By Angelo Dean B (147) on 30 Jun 2014

This movie was not at all what I expected it to be. I was pleasantly surprised…

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By Foong M (67) on 11 Jul 2014

It's passable as a made for TV drama, complete with a feel good ending…

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By Leon B (942) on 11 Mar 2014

Finally a modern film since saving private Ryan that does WWll justice…

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By Dave R (1,620) on 05 Oct 2013

It was an interesting movie of past history was not to bad of a movie didn't feel like a super long movie to me it was well done I must say…

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By Vladimir P (109) on 19 Jan 2014

Emperor is about the surrender of Japanese forces at the end of the Second World War, and whether to prosecute the Emperor as a war criminal…

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