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 Patrick C (750) on 03 Nov 2013

The movie was very good. You felt right there with the American Occupation troops as they land and begin rounding up war criminals…

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By James Z (387) on 03 Aug 2017

Matthew Fox restrains himself and nails the role of General Bonnet Fellers, the key figure in deciding how a victorious US will proceed after…

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By Lance S (143) on 10 Nov 2013

This movie had an honest chance to be great, there was so much history at work here, a chance to tell the story of what happened in Japan after…

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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 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 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 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 Todd B (417) on 21 Apr 2014

Historically very accurate and extremely well acted…

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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 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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