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Movie Facts

Status: Released

Runtime: 153

Budget: $38,000,000

Revenue: -

Languages: en, ja, zh

Webpage: -

Release Info

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  1987-12-08
   PG

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  1987-12-24
   -

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  1988-03-09
   12

Plot Keywords

• japan
• stadium
• harmonica
• bravery
• peasant
• pow
• japanese occupation
• sergeant
• photograph
• chinese
• japanese army
• japanese soldier
• japanese surrender
• footprint
• wreath
• potato
• salt mine
• oxen
• boy soprano
• aircraft explosion
• pick axe

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Alternative Titles

• L'empire du Soleil
• El imperio del sol
• A nap birodalma
• El imperio del sol
• 太陽の帝国

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Overview

The story of young English boy who lives with his parents in Shanghai during World War II. After the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese occupy the Shanghai International Settlement, and in the following chaos Jim becomes separated from his parents.

Tagline

To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.

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Cast

Christian Bale as Jim 'Jamie' Graham John Malkovich as Basie Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Victor Nigel Havers as Dr. Rawlins

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Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

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