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The Sun Reviews

2005

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Japan, August 1945. Millions of Japanese are stunned to hear the voice of their Emperor for the first time, as he commands his people to cease all fighting. Though the address saves the lives of countless Japanese and thousands more Allied forces, the victorious powers insist Emperor Hirohito appear before a military tribunal... Read more

Starring	Issei Ogata, Robert Dawson, Kaori Momoi, Shiro Sano
Director	Alexander Sokurov
Genres	Drama

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- The first two films in Alexander Sokurovâs trilogy about (in)famous men of power â" âMolochâ (on Hitler) and... read more on Time Out
- 49016
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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  - 9
  Andy from Hawkhurst
  
  Andy you really need to get out more & stop taking yourself so serious. This film IS SLOW & BORING because (sadly)not all History is exciting. Reviews ... read more »
  
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  - Hampshire
  - 26 Mar 2006 at 02:33
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- - 0
  - 0
  A slow burner - worth the watching
  
  Although there is little action in this film, it is a very interesting portrayal of an emperor, captive within the imperial system and trying to do the best for... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leicestershire
  - 20 Aug 2010 at 22:29
- - 0
  - 1
  Interesting But Boring.
  
  This film is a classic example of the sort of stuff my family calls 'interesting, but boring' - i.e. if it tickles an interest you've already got, ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 19 Jan 2010 at 02:37
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  - 4
  hahahahahohohoho
  
  This was one of the worst films I think I've ever seen. I'm just glad I saw it because it caused my mate and I to laugh all the way home.
  
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- - thisbee81
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  - London
  - 14 Dec 2009 at 23:05
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  The Sun
  
  I just watched this and every second I thought somethings going to happen. Its a film that has you constantly suspecting somethings just round the corner not at... read more »
  
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  - Wigston
  - 07 Nov 2009 at 23:25
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  Movie acting of the highest quality
  
  Built round a superbly restrained performance by Issey Ogata as Japanese wartime emperor Hirohito, director Alexander Sokurov’s portrait of the transition ... read more »
  
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- - KennyShovel
  - 23 reviews
  - Colchester
  - 11 May 2009 at 20:42
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  - 0
  SOLNTSE (THE SUN)
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  An erudite and strong-willed character, slowly losing grip on his senses, morals, and control of the plan he had set out for him and his people, amidst a ... read more »
  
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  - Norwich
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 10:42
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  Still
  
  One of the critic reviews mentioned that this is a companion piece to Downfall. I think that this is the best comparison one could make. If you enjoyed that you... read more »
  
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- - Prolix
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  - pitmedden
  - 20 Oct 2008 at 13:47
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  Customer Review
  
  "The Sun" is like the Japanese equivalent of the excellent German film, "Downfall", set as it is in the period immediately following the ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  a psychological study
  
  Well made, but should be seen as a psychological study rather than something historically accurate. It generally follows the line of the Emperor as a puppet, ... read more »
  
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- - coelhen
  - UK
  - 15 Oct 2007 at 21:25
- - 0
  - 0
  ...stop the world I wanna get off
  
  Pardon the brevity...but....complete and utter pants. I would rather have spent 2hrs of my life in a dentist chair. At least, my teeth would be fixed, rather ... read more »
  
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  - High Wycombe
  - 09 Aug 2007 at 14:05
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- - 26
  - 9
  Andy from Hawkhurst
  
  Andy you really need to get out more & stop taking yourself so serious. This film IS SLOW & BORING because (sadly)not all History is exciting. Reviews ... read more »
  
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  - a customer
  - Hampshire
  - 26 Mar 2006 at 02:33
- - 13
  - 8
  YOU NEED TO BE A HISTORY BUFF TO ENJOY THIS FILM.
  
  Do not rent this film if you think you will be getting action & adventure, this film is purely historical. This film is slow & boring, history should ... read more »
  
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  - HAMPSHIRE
  - 14 Mar 2006 at 17:35
- - 9
  - 5
  Excellent film
  
  Why is everyone so hung up on things being so 'slow' - if you have a short attention span, and can only deal films where everything is wrapped up in 90 ... read more »
  
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  - Peterborough, England
  - 14 Jun 2006 at 12:51
- - 5
  - 1
  very very slow
  
  Watched the first twenty minutes and it felt like two hours. Found it very boring.Gave it 2 stars because I only watched twenty minutes, maybe it gets better.
  
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  - ISLE OF WIGHT
  - 03 Mar 2006 at 10:41
- - 5
  - 2
  TOTALLY CRAP
  
  I GOT THIS FOR MY HUBBY BECAUSE HE LOVES TO WATCH DOCUMENARIES AND FACTUAL THINGS, BUT EVEN THIS BORED HIM SO AFTER 20 MINUTES HE MADE ME TURN IT OFF, A SLUG ... read more »
  
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  - NEWCASTLE
  - 29 Mar 2006 at 12:39
- - 4
  - 1
  You Need to be Asleep to enjoy this film
  
  What a absolute waste of a plastic disc! I normally enjoy this type of film, but this one was soooo slow and boring. The first 20 minutes are spent watching the... read more »
  
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  - Brighton, England
  - 10 Apr 2006 at 11:56
- - 3
  - 0
  Historicaly Interesting
  
  The action if you want to call it that centres around the Japanese Emperor after the atom bombs have been dropped on Japan and the Americans have occupied the ... read more »
  
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  - Midlands UK
  - 19 Jul 2006 at 07:01
- - 3
  - 0
  A big disappointment
  
  I was prepared for this film to be slow. What I didn't expect was for it to be so uninformative. I was left feeling that I had learned very little about the... read more »
  
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- - Mark
  - Liverpool
  - 02 Aug 2006 at 13:19
- - 3
  - 1
  ... extremely slow and, in parts, tedious.
  
  This is an intimate and very sympathetic study of Hirohito in the immediate aftermath of Japan's surrender following the dropping of the atomic bombs on two... read more »
  
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  - Channel Islands
  - 23 Apr 2006 at 10:03
- - 3
  - 1
  Total rubbish
  
  I only wish I could give this movie a zero star rating!!!! Very very boring and poorly acted - if they had cut it down to about 45 mins it might have been ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Edinburgh
  - 28 May 2006 at 15:27

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Critics' reviews
- The first two films in Alexander Sokurovâs trilogy about (in)famous men of power â" âMolochâ (on Hitler) and... read more on Time Out
- 49016
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
- A masterpiece... Daring, disturbing and gripping... Brilliant.
- 40131
- - The Guardian
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:24
- Alexander Sokurov's study of Emperor Hirohito... A must see.
- 40130
- - Screen International
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:24
- A companion piece to 'Downfall'.
- 40129
- - bbc.co.uk
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:24

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  Japan, August 1945. Millions of Japanese are stunned to hear the voice of their Emperor for the first time, as he commands his people to cease all fighting. Though the address saves the lives of countless Japanese and thousands more Allied forces, the victorious powers insist Emperor Hirohito ...