Review of Emperor (2012) by Leanne E — 04 Aug 2013

Finally! A great film on the back story of Japan after WWII. Now, that's when the world went crazy and it felt truly like Armageddon.

This review of Emperor (2012) was written by Leanne E on 04 Aug 2013.

Emperor has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Michael K (2,029) on 20 Dec 2014

An excellent well casted movie. A great story that teaches you something along the way…

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By Raul C (101) on 28 Dec 2013

Authentic locations, real Japanese actors, interesting story…

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By Chris W (2,796) 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 Neil Smith (699) for Total Film (3,532) on 06 Oct 2013

Fun when Jones is around, dull when he's not, it's all just a little bit of history repeating…

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By John Q (76) on 17 Oct 2013

Could have been better film about an american icon…

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By Bob B (485) on 05 Oct 2013

I must admit that this movie is not bad and it stays true to the historical events as much as possible…

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By Tony L (800) on 08 Dec 2013

Great first rate acting, director, cinematography and editing…

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By Brendan R (232) on 09 Sep 2014

It seemed a cookie cutter crime drama expanded into a movie and then set in historical Japan…

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By Smitty S (17) on 25 May 2014

This wouldn't be the first historical film to play fast and furious with the personal detail of lives of the main historical figures…

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By Joshua S (854) on 16 Aug 2015

Emperor fails to deliver and tell the story of an important historical event…

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