Review of Emperor (2012) by Derek B. C — 21 Sep 2013

I was very pleased with this film. Matthew Fox gives a first rate, multi-layered performance as a man who must juggle his affinity for Japan and a Japanese woman with his duty as an Army officer. Tommy Lee Jones convincingly plays Gen.

Douglas McArthur. The setting and attention to detail make you feel like you are seeing immediate post-way Japan. While this is not a documentary, I felt I learned something about events in Japan immediately following the surrender of Japan in WWII.