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Emperor

Okamoto, Shirō, 1946- His majesty's salvation. (Added Author). Webber, Peter, 1968- (Added Author). Fox, Matthew, 1966- (Added Author). Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946- (Added Author). Hatsune, Eriko, 1982- (Added Author). Matthew Fox and Tommy Lee Jones with Eriko Hatsune, Masayohsi Haneda and Toshiyuki Nishida. (Cast).

Summary: "Based on true events, Emperor brings to life the secret maneuvers that won peace in post-WWII Japan. General Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones), now the de facto ruler of the devastated and hostile Empire, is faced with a difficult mission that will decide Japan<U+2019>s fate. To help him he assigns an expert in Japanese culture--and psychological warfare--General Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox), to covertly investigate the looming question: should the Japanese Emperor, worshiped by his people but accused of war crimes, be punished or saved?"--Container.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Toronto] : distributed exclusively in Canada by Mongrel Media, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Inspired by true events"--Container. Based on the book "His majesty's salvation" by Shiro Okamoto. Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment and Unitd Performers Studio present in association with Sierra/Affinity ; a film by Peter Webber ; produced by Gary Foster ... [et. al] ; screenplay by Vera Blasi, David Klass ; directed by Peter Webber.
Participant or Performer Note:	Matthew Fox and Tommy Lee Jones with Eriko Hatsune, Masayohsi Haneda and Toshiyuki Nishida.
Language Note:	In English and Japanese with an optional dubbed French language track.