The Sun
Synopsis
A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.
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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Sergey IvanovShot by Aleksandr SokurovScored by Andrey SigleDesigned by Elena Zhukova
Box Office
2005 · Box office
Grossed $217K worldwide
Worldwide gross
$217K
Re-release box office
- 20104 theaters
- $48K($72K today)
- 20093 theaters
- $75K($116K today)
- Total re-release
- $123K
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Die Sonnede
- The Sunen
- El soles
- Le Soleilfr
- Il Soleit
- Солнцеru
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Issei Ogata
as Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Robert Dawson
as General Douglas MacArthur
Kaori Momoi
as Empress Kojun
Shiro Sano
as The chamberlain
Shinmei Tsuji
as Old servant
Taijiro Tamura
as Scientist
Georgiy Pitskhelauri
as McArthur's warrant officer
Hiroya Morita
as Suzuki, Prime Minister
Toshiaki Nishizawa
as Yonai, Minister of the Navy
Naomasa Musaka
as Anami - Minister of War
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