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The Sun (2005)

The Sun (2005)
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The events surrounding Japanese emperor Hirohito's August 1945 call for a complete cease fire among his troops serves as the subject of Alexander Sokurov's thought-provoking historical drama. In the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Emperor Hirohito (Issey Ogata) announces to the world that Japan will surrender unconditionally. His declaration was broadcast over the radio on August 15, 1945, and stunned the Japanese people. In this film, Sokurov details not only the events surrounding the emperor's declaration of surrender, but his renunciation of divine status as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Issey Ogata, Robert M. Dawson, (more)
Director(s):
Alexander Sokurov
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
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The events surrounding Japanese emperor Hirohito's August 1945 call for a complete cease fire among his troops serves as the subject of Alexander Sokurov's thought-provoking historical drama. In the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Emperor Hirohito (Issey Ogata) announces to the world that Japan will surrender unconditionally. His declaration was broadcast over the radio on August 15, 1945, and stunned the Japanese people. In this film, Sokurov details not only the events surrounding the emperor's declaration of surrender, but his renunciation of divine status as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
110 mins

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Director(s):
Alexander Sokurov
Writer(s):
Yuri Arabov
Producer(s):
Marco Müller, Marco Mueller, Igor Kalenov
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Categories:
Foreign
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    Heng L.

    At first, it may appear slow and too much attention paid to trivial detail, but it is the detail that made this movie great. It really paid attention to detail-- the emperor's habbits, the isolation, and the chrysanthemum crest on the back of the chair. The conversation between general Macauther and emperor was most interesting (not sure how true, word for word).

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    Bruce H.

    Not too bad for a foreign film. Some of the subtitles were too fast. I found it difficult to grasp what the director was trying to portray; in the scenes I couldn't put together a 'message'. ALSO - There are now TWO of us submitting reviews. The 'Member Rating' is 5 stars. Neither of us gave it anywhere near that score. How does this happen?

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    John M.

    Good acting, but looks based upon a play, thus most of the scences are interior. No action, if this is what's sought.

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