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The Sun

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A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2005-02-17

Runtime: 111 mins

Director: Aleksandr Sokurov

Writer: Jeremy Noble, Yuriy Arabov

Spoken language: 日本語, English

Genres: Drama, History

Original title: The Sun

Production Companies: Nikola Film, Proline Film, Downtown Pictures, MACT Productions, Riforma Film

Production Countries: Italy, Russia, France, Switzerland

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