The Sun
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A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.
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Cast
27 people
Issey Ogata
Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Known for
Silence
Yi Yi
Robert Dawson
General Douglas MacArthur
Known for
Coco Chanel
Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown
Kaori Momoi
Empress Kojun
Known for
Memoirs of a Geisha
Ghost in the Shell
Shiro Sano
The chamberlain
Known for
Violent Cop
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Dmitriy Podnozov
Known for
Sugar Baby
Difficult Teens
Shinmei Tsuji
Old servant
Known for
Ring 2
Teke Teke
Taijirō Tamura
scientist
Known for
Evil Does Not Exist
Georgi Pitskhelauri
midshipman
Also in
The Island
Bison: The Mannequin Case
Hiroya Morita
Suzuki, Prime Minister
Known for
Silk
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Yonai, Minister of the Navy
Known for
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Naomasa Musaka
Anami, Minister of the War
Known for
THE DAYS
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Togo, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Known for
Madadayo
A Colt is My Passport
Aleksandr Sokurov Director · Yuriy Arabov Writer Jeremy Noble Writer
Worldwide gross $217K · United States release October 8, 2005 · Produced in Italy, Russia, France, Switzerland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$217,379
Production
Nikola Film
Production
Proline Film
Production
Downtown Pictures
Production
MACT Productions
Production
Riforma Film
Production
Italy · Russia · France · Switzerland
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Languages
Original title
Солнце
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Germany · February 17, 2005
Premiere
Russia · February 17, 2005
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 2005
Theatrical
France
March 1, 2006 · Theatrical
June 3, 2009 · TV · ARTE
Japan
August 5, 2006 · Theatrical
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