Matthew Fox (WORLD WAR Z, I, ALEX CROSS, "Lost") joins with Academy Award (R) winner Tommy Lee Jones (LINCOLN, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THE FUGITIVE, HOPE SPRINGS), newcomer Eriko Hatsune and award-winning Japanese star Toshiyuki Nishida (GET UP!, TSURIBAKA NISSHI 14, TSURIBAKA NISSHI 6, GAKKO, DUN-HUANG) to bring to life the American occupation of Japan in the perilous and unpredictable days just after Emperor Hirohito's World War II surrender. As General Douglas MacArthur (Jones) suddenly finds himself the de facto ruler of a foreign nation, he assigns an expert in Japanese culture - and psychological warfare - General Bonner Fellers (Fox), to covertly investigate the looming question hanging over the country: should the Japanese Emperor, worshiped by his people but accused of war crimes, be punished or saved? Caught between the high-wire political intrigue of his urgent mission and his own impassioned search for the mysterious school teacher (Hatsune) who first drew him to Japan, Fellers can be certain only that the tricky subterfuge about to play out will forever change the history of two nations and his heart. (c) Roadside AttractionsMovie Title : Emperor
Release Date : Mar 8, 2013 Limited Genre Movie :Mystery & Suspense,Drama
Actors :Matthew Fox,Tommy Lee Jones,Eriko Hatsune,Masayoshi Haneda,Toshiyuki Nishida,Colin Moy,Isao Natsuyagi,Takataro KataokoMpaa Rating : PG-13
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TagLine Emperor After the war was won, the battle for peace began.Visitor Ranting and Critics For Emperor
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It's all done with care and authentic Japanese locations ... But there's scant drama.Trevor Johnston-Time Out
A stodgy movie that mixes dubious history with a clichéd, Madame Butterfly romance story, set in the period immediately following Japan's surrender in 1945.
Liam Lacey-Globe and Mail
Emperor falls prey to the temptations endemic to historical docudrama: the desire to pack a miniseries' worth of events into one feature-length film, with romance tossed in for added appeal.
Peter Howell-Toronto Star
Half crinoline romance, half crusty military-history lesson.
Peter Debruge-Variety
Just a dull procedural, with the bland Matthew Fox driving around in a jeep and asking questions and not having them answered.
Stephen Whitty-Newark Star-Ledger
The epigrams fly, but the movie never really takes off.
Steven Rea-Philadelphia Inquirer
The little-known historical events provide a pointed exploration of a momentous collision of two cultures.
Rich Cline-Shadows on the Wall
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
Donald Clarke-Irish Times
Fun when Jones is around, dull when he's not, it's all just a little bit of history repeating.
Neil Smith-Total Film
Hokey monologues about the finger of historical blame are interspersed with perfume-ad flashbacks to idyllic days of love; you half expect Andrew Lloyd Webber to descend from on high to provide a few touching show tunes.
Mark Kermode-Observer [UK]
The climax, when MacArthur finally meets Hirohito, is fascinating - and validated by the end-credit, picture-led round-up of what happened to the leading characters.
Graham Young-Birmingham Mail
Undemanding, handsome and played with conviction, but sorely missing any sense of urgency.
Rob Daniel-Sky Movies
Solidly crafted. Totally pointless.
Charlotte O'Sullivan-This is London
Emperor is dutiful, patient and almost entirely without flair.
Ryan Gilbey-Guardian [UK]
An attempt to spice up a true story with fictional characters and events leaves this film feeling artificial.
Rich Cline-Contactmusic.com
Webber brings the politics and intrigue to the fore in a gripping final act, but the overall impression is that a fascinating story from history has been lost in the telling.
Paul Gallagher-The List
Good intentions, vivid setting and TLJ on top form do not make up for a lack of anything truly compelling.
Ian Nathan-Empire Magazine
All the right elements were here for this telling, but sadly the filmmakers lost sight of what was important in the narrative, inevitably making the film suffer for it in the end.
Jeff Beck-Examiner.com
Emperor seems to have been tailor-made for high school history classes whose teachers like to give themselves a break by popping in a DVD.
Margot Harrison-Seven Days
...probably the most disappointing 2013 film I've seen so far.
Philip Martin-Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
... contains some potentially intriguing subject matter compromised by a formulaic approach that renders the periphery characters more compelling than the central ones.
Todd Jorgenson-Cinemalogue.com
Director Peter Webber, who found a more elegant balance between history and passion in Girl With a Pearl Earring, has turned Emperor into a stagy and hollow kind of story.
Jay Stone-Canada.com
Emperor missed the opportunity to become an engrossing procedural of historic minutiae, like Lincoln.
Nathalie Atkinson-National Post
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