Emperor

Emperor

After the war was won, the battle for peace began.

PG-13 2012 · 105 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, History, War

As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.

Directed by Peter Webber · Written by Vera Blasi

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