Cast 
GIssei Ogata  ...  Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito 
Robert Dawson  ...  General Douglas MacArthur (as Robert Dawson) 
Kaori Momoi  ...  Empress Kojun 
Shirô Sano  ...  The chamberlain 
Shinmei Tsuji  ...  Old servant 
Taijirô Tamura  ...  Scientist

Genre: Drama | History

Runtime: 110 min`s

Subtitles:  Russian  subtitles

Sound: Russian and Japanese

Region: Region 5 (Russia) PAL

As Japan nears defeat at the end of World War II, Emperor Hirohito starts his day in a bunker underneath the Imperial Palace in Toyko. A servant reads to him a list of activities for the day, including a meeting with his ministers, marine biology research, and writing his son. Hirohito muses about the impact on such schedules when the Americans arrive but is told that as long as there is a solitary Japanese person living, the Americans will not reach The Emperor. Hirohito replies that he at times feels like he himself will be the last Japanese person left alive. The servant reminds him that he is a deity, not a person, but Hirohito points out that he has a body just like any other man. He later reflects on the causes of the war when dictating observations about a hermit crab, and then about the peace to come when composing a letter to his son. Soon enough General Douglas MacArthur's...