Empire of the Sun (1987)

Movie Details

Original Title Empire of the Sun

Original Language EN

Budget $35,000,000

Revenue $66,700,000

Status Released

Popularity 3.2

Cast

Christian Bale

Jim

Popularity: 2.2

John Malkovich

Basie

Popularity: 2.4

Miranda Richardson

Mrs. Victor

Popularity: 15.4

Nigel Havers

Dr. Rawlins

Popularity: 11.3

Joe Pantoliano

Frank Demarest

Popularity: 11.0

Leslie Phillips

Maxton

Popularity: 2.2

Masatô Ibu

Sgt. Nagata

Popularity: 7.6

Emily Richard

Jim's Mother

Popularity: 4.8

Rupert Frazer

Jim's Father

Popularity: 8.0

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Peter Gale

Mr. Victor

Popularity: 3.0

Takatarô Kataoka

Kamikaze Boy Pilot

Popularity: 0.2

Ben Stiller

Dainty

Popularity: 3.7

Key Crew

Executive Producer Robert Shapiro

Editor Michael Kahn

Screenplay Menno Meyjes, Tom Stoppard

Producer Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy

Director Steven Spielberg

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Amblin Entertainment

Videos & Trailers

Property of the Japanese Emperor

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Keywords

based on novel or book shanghai, china stadium bravery peasant prisoner of war coming of age pacific war chinese japanese army japanese soldier japanese surrender salt mine internment camp child protagonist children in wartime japanese occupation of china suzhou, china

Reviews from TMDB

The Movie Diorama 7/10

Jan 16, 2020

Empire of the Sun glaringly shines insight into the impoverished wealthy amidst war-torn China. Spielberg is one of a handful of directors that everyone acknowledges. Whether your interest lies with films or elsewhere, he is known to all for his eclectic filmography that tackles nearly every single ... Read more

Wuchak 4/10

Aug 15, 2020

_**Even great people have a dud on occasion**_ A British boy (Christian Bale) living with his wealthy parents in Shanghai is separated from them when Japanese forces invade in the early years of WW2. He then has to survive the war in a POW camp. John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers an ... Read more