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The Sun (2005)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Aleksandr Sokurov

Synopsis

Biographical film depicting Japanese Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) during the final days of World War II. The film is the third drama in director Aleksandr Sokurov's trilogy, which included Taurus about the Soviet Union's Vladimir Lenin and Moloch about Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler.

Actors

Issey Ogata
Issey Ogata
Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Robert Dawson
Robert Dawson
General Douglas MacArthur
Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi
Empress Kojun
Shirô Sano
Shirô Sano
The chamberlain
Dmitriy Podnozov
Dmitriy Podnozov
Shinmei Tsuji
Shinmei Tsuji
Old servant
Taijiro Tamura
Taijiro Tamura
scientist
Georgi Pitskhelauri
Georgi Pitskhelauri
midshipman
Hiroya Morita
Hiroya Morita
Suzuki, Prime Minister
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Yonai, Minister of the Navy
Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka
Anami, Minister of the War
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Togo, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tetsuro Tsuno
Tetsuro Tsuno
General Umezu
Jun Haichi
Jun Haichi
Abe, Minister of the Interior
Kôjun Itô
Kôjun Itô
Hironuma
Tôru Shinagawa
Tôru Shinagawa
Sakomizu
Aleksandr Balsanov
Aleksandr Balsanov
Mikhail Terentyev
Mikhail Terentyev
US army captain
Sergey Nozdrin
Sergey Nozdrin
Вячеслав Иванов
Вячеслав Иванов
Valeriy Li
Valeriy Li
victim of explosion
Лаура Пицхелаури
Лаура Пицхелаури
Александр Александров
Александр Александров
Valeriy Sklyarov
Valeriy Sklyarov
Pavel Kornakov
Pavel Kornakov
Vadim Badmacyrenov
Vadim Badmacyrenov

Crews

Yuriy Arabov
Yuriy Arabov
Writer
Jeremy Noble
Jeremy Noble
Writer
Aleksandr Sokurov
Aleksandr Sokurov
Director
Sergey Ivanov
Sergey Ivanov
Editor
Oleksandr Rodnyanskyy
Oleksandr Rodnyanskyy
Producer
Evgeny Grigoryev
Evgeny Grigoryev
Executive Producer
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Producer
Marco Mueller
Marco Mueller
Producer
Viviana Queirolo-Bertoglio
Viviana Queirolo-Bertoglio
Producer
Andrey Sigle
Andrey Sigle
Producer
Andrei Zertsalov
Andrei Zertsalov
Producer
Igor Kalenov
Igor Kalenov
Producer
Aleksandr Sokurov
Aleksandr Sokurov
Director of Photography
Andrey Sigle
Andrey Sigle
Music
Elena Zhukova
Elena Zhukova
Production Design
Sergey Smilga
Sergey Smilga
Set Designer

Posters and backgrounds

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