The Sun (2005)
Overview
A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 4.914 |
Directed By
Aleksandr Sokurov
Crew
Yuriy Arabov
Jeremy Noble
Aleksandr Sokurov
Sergey Smilga
Elena Zhukova
Viviana Queirolo-Bertoglio
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Andrey Sigle
Andrey Sigle
Igor Kalenov
Andrei Zertsalov
Marco Mueller
Aleksandr Sokurov
Anatoliy Rodionov
Zhanna Rodionova
Aleksandr Mazur
Sergey Moshkov
Lidiya Kryukova
Sergey Ivanov
Alexander Rodnyansky
Evgeny Grigoryev
TOP CAST
Issey Ogata
Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Robert Dawson
General Douglas MacArthur
Kaori Momoi
Empress Kojun
Shirō Sano
The chamberlain
Shinmei Tsuji
Old servant
Taijirō Tamura
scientist
Georgi Pitskhelauri
midshipman
Hiroya Morita
Suzuki, Prime Minister
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Yonai, Minister of the Navy
Naomasa Musaka
Anami, Minister of the War
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Togo, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tetsuro Tsuno
General Umezu
Jun Haichi
Abe, Minister of the Interior
Kôjun Itô
Hironuma
Tōru Shinagawa
Sakomizu
Mikhail Terentyev
US army captain
Valeriy Li
victim of explosion
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