The Sun (film)
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| Directed by | Alexander Sokurov |
| Produced by | Igor Kallenof, Marco Muller, Andrei Sigle |
| Written by | Yuri Arabov |
| Starring | Issei Ogata, Robert Dawson |
| Music by | Andrei Sigle |
| Cinematography | Alexander Sokurov |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Running time | 115 min. |
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The Sun (Russian: Сóлнце, Solntseh) is a 2005 Russian biographical film about Emperor Hirohito directed by Alexander Sokurov.
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[edit] Synopsis
The film centres on the meeting of Emperor Hirohito and General Douglas MacArthur after Japan's defeat in World War II.
[edit] Controversy
According to The Times, the film has not been widely screened in Japan due to fears of violence from Right wing extremists over its portrayal of Hirohito.
[edit] Trivia
Is the third film in Sokurov's planned tetralogy on the leaders of Russia, Germany, and Japan and another unknown world leader.[1]
[edit] See also
- Taurus
- Moloch
[edit] External links
- The Sun at the Internet Movie Database
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