Review of Emperor (2012) by Todd B — 21 Apr 2014

Historically very accurate and extremely well acted.

This review of Emperor (2012) was written by Todd B on 21 Apr 2014.

Emperor has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Raul C (101) on 28 Dec 2013

Authentic locations, real Japanese actors, interesting story…

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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 Leon B (942) on 11 Mar 2014

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

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By Graham Young (657) for Birmingham Mail (391) on 03 Oct 2013

The climax, when MacArthur finally meets Hirohito, is fascinating - and validated by the end-credit, picture-led round-up of what happened…

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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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Emperor is one huge disappointment that fails to stay true to the plot and spends more time telling some other story in endless flashbacks…

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By Dann M (1,530) on 09 Oct 2013

The World War II film Emperor is a dramatic political thriller. In the aftermath of Japan's surrender Supreme Commander Gen…

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By Sylvester E (218) on 26 Oct 2013

An interesting Piece of history. I enjoyed this film very much. I believe Emperor deserves much better than 31% fresh…

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