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The Sun
2005
Aleksandr Sokurov
2005·Not Rated·
Russia, 
Italy, 
Switzerland, 
France
Russia, Italy, Switzerland, FranceAward tierSilver
Metascore
Third part in Aleksandr Sokurov's quadrilogy of Power, following Moloch (1999) and Taurus (2001), focuses on Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Japan's defeat in World War II when he is finally confronted by General Douglas MacArthur who offers him to accept a diplomatic defeat for survival.
Cast
Kaori Momoi·Issei Ogata·Robert Dawson·Shirô Sano
Producers
Alfonso Cucci·Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre·Evgeniy Grigorev·Igor Kalyonov·Marco Müller
Languages
JapaneseEnglishMajor Awards
1 win · 0 nominations
Wins (1)
Critics' Awards
Cahiers du Cinéma (2006)
Best Film
Aleksandr Sokurov