Emperor [DVD]

I nearly gave it four stars, but in the end went for three stars. It's OK. The potential was definitely there to make a great film. It is about whether or not to try Emperor Hirohito for war crimes, and, for what it is worth, I think that General MacArthur's decision not to try him was the correct one. Wars will always happen, and this one was going to happen whoever gave the order to start it. The real question that should have been asked, in my opinion, is not whether he countersigned the order for Pearl Harbor, (he almost certainly did), but whether Hirohito was directly responsible for the atrocities committed by Japanese troops, (almost certainly not). Was the superficiality of the arguments and the investigation why this film failed? Probably not.Interwoven with that is a love story sub-plot. Personally, I suspect that the love story sub-plot was the reason why this film failed to gel. The love story sub-plot as presented in the film raised a lot of questions that simply weren't answered.

I really enjoyed this film. The performances are superb, as are the set pieces. The based-on-true-story account of the man, General Fellers, who was sent to assess whether justice required the god-like Japanese Emperor to be executed for initiating World War Two (specifically the bombing attack of Pearl Harbor). General Fellers is a man conflicted by a love interest of his, a Japanese woman he met and fell in love with during the late 1930s. The film gives us a glimpse into the history that took place immediately after the surrender of the Emperor/Japan, and what took place thereafter. Very interesting and satisfying film.

I thought this was a fairly decent drama set after the Japanese surrender at the end of the Second World War as General MacArthur tasks one man to investigate the government and military officials who were responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbour and ultimately to discover whether the Emperor of Japan himself should stand trial for war crimes. It's made more interesting because the 2 central characters also have their own agendas, General MacArthur's bid for presidency and Bonner Fellers search for the woman he loved before war broke out between their 2 nations. Both leads do a decent job, well worth watching if you have an interest in the era.

After 'Hiroshima' and 'Nagasaki' August 1945, 'Emperor Hirohito' surrenders.'General Douglas MacArthur' leads the post-war occupation force with thetask of rebuilding 'Japan'His orders also include bringing both politicians and military responsible forthe war and atrocities to book, the order also includes proving the 'Emperor'to be responsible.The Supreme Commander General MacArthur' instructs 'General Bonner Fellers'to collect the evidence and investigate the 'Emperor' to see if sufficient groundscan be found to effect charges against him.'Bonner Fellers' had been chosen to lead the investigation because of his Knowledgeof 'Japan''Bonner' prior to the outbreak of war had romantic links with 'Aya' , now he's backin 'Japan' he try's to determine whether she'd survived.The film is based on real-events that took place after the 'Japanese' surrender.An absorbing and well portrayed account of the investigations into war-crimes afterthe surrender.Good picture and sound quality on the HD format.(wonder how many allied personnel would have been investigated had the outcomebeen reversed.....just a thought.)Personally, as much as I like this type of drama, war itself is a criminal occurrence inmy view.Well worth a viewing if you have interest in historical drama

I FOUND THIS FILM INTERESTING, NOT KNOWING MUCH AT ALL ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE TAKE OVER OF DEFEATED JAPAN.WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT IT DID AN O.K JOB.

decent film

Enjoyed this movie & wondered why Tommy Lee Jones was walking & standing awkwardly & it was only at the end when I saw the actual 'photo that I realised why(therefore well acted)

Great