The Sun

Name: The Sun
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2005-01-01
Rating: 7
Cast: Issey Ogata, Robert Dawson, Kaori Momoi, Shiro Sano, Dmitriy Podnozov

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2005| 1h 55m| IMDb 7.0

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Drama History

Third part in Aleksandr Sokurov's quadrilogy of Power, following Molokh (1999) and Telets (2001), focuses on Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Japan's defeat in World War II when he is finally confronted by General Douglas MacArthur who offers him to accept a diplomatic defeat for survival.

Director: Aleksandr Sokurov