Prisoners of the Sun (1991)
- Starring:
- Bryan Brown, George Takei, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stephen Wallace
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Prisoners of the Sun
In 1945, a tribunal was held to investigate atrocities committed by the Japanese upon Australian soldiers during World War II. At an internment camp, 1100 Australian soldiers were tortured and killed by the Japanese, with only 300 survivors. This horrible event was not known until a terrible discovery of decapitated corpses was made at a grisly site on Ambon Island in Indonesia after the war. Stephen Wallace directed this courtroom drama based on the incident and follows the intrepid investigator who uncovers the truth behind the missing Australian soldiers. Bryan Brown plays Captain Cooper, the prosecutor of the case, in which 91 Japanese officers and soldiers are accused of murdering the Australian prisoners-of-war. The chief defendants are camp commander Takahashi (George Takei) and Captain Ikeuchi (Tetsu Watanabe). Takahashi denies knowing anything about the atrocities, as does Ikeuchi. Nevertheless, Cooper presses on to undercover the truth. But standing in his way is the American delegation, led by Major Beckett (Terry O'Quinn). They don't want a case to go forward that would reflect badly on the Japanese high command, since General MacArthur wants to reinstate many of the Japanese officers in a new postwar Japanese order. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 108 mins
Complete Cast of Prisoners of the Sun
- Bryan Brown - Captain Robert Cooper
- Terry O'Quinn - Major Tom Beckett
- John Bach - Maj. Frank Roberts
- Deborah Kara Unger - Sister Carol Littell
- Nicholas Eadie - Sergeant Keenan
- Sokyu Fujita - Mr. Shinji Matsugae
- Kazuhiro Muroyama - Lieutenant Noburo Kamura
- David Argue - Flight Lieutenant Eddy Fenton
- Shane McNamara - Major Robert's Aide
- Yuichiro Senga - Lieutenant Shimada
- Alison Barrett
- Christina Ongley - Nurse Pearson
- Malcolm Cork - Australian Soldier
- George Takei - Vice Admiral Baron Takahashi
- Toshi Shioya - Lieutenant Hideo Tanaka
- John Clarke - Mike Sheedy
- John Polson - Private Jimmy Fenton
- Tetsu Watanabe - Captain Wadami Ikeuchi
- Ray Barrett - Lieutenant Colonel Johnson
- Jason Donovan - Private Talbot
- Andrew Booth - Private Bill Mitchell
- Tim Reuther - Flight Lieutenant Smith
- Donal Gibson - Cpl. Patterson
- Peter Waterstreet - Flight Lieutenant O'Donnell
- Matthew Keyes - Flight Lieutenant Rogers
- Russell Crowe - Lt. Corbett
- Director(s):
- Stephen Wallace
- Writer(s):
- Denis Whitburn, Brian A. Williams
- Producer(s):
- Brian A. Williams, Gregory Coote, Denis Whitburn
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Not For Children, Graphic Violence, Violence, Adult Situations)
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