Emperor trailer featuring tommy lee jones and matthew fox. Emperor is a 2012 americanjapanese historical drama film directed by peter webber, marking his first film in five years. Emperor 2012 tommy lee jones as general douglas macarthur. Rent emperor 2012 starring matthew fox and tommy lee jones on dvd and bluray. As the japanese surrender at the end of world war ii, general fellers is tasked with deciding if emperor hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. A gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, emperor unfolds the story, inspired by true events, of the bold and secret. Tommy lee jones list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Tommy lee jones enlivens a postwar drama about the fate of japans emperor hirohito, but little else does. Douglas macarthur, is by far the best thing about emperor, a movie that gets bogged down in a sappy romance, with too little screen time for the actor. Deadline is reporting that tommy lee jones will be portraying general douglas macarthur in the emperor, the film based on a screenplay by david klass and vera blasi. Douglas macarthur in gigantic silhouette, his corncob pipe nearly the same height as the american man and japanese woman embracing at the bottom of the frame, deep in the embrace of what appears to be forbidden wartime movie love only the title tells us this wont be your standard issue world war ii movie. Emperor movie clip starring tommy lee jones and matthew. Directed by peter webber, the historical epic emperor also stars matthew fox.
Influencing his ruling is his quest to find aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the u. Set in the days following japans surrender in 1945, the supreme commander for the allied powers, general of the army douglas macarthur tommy lee jones, assigns brigadier general bonner fellers matthew fox the task of investigating the role played by emperor. It was an enjoyable, well made, historical film, but a tad dry. Emperor premiered at the toronto international film festival on september 14, 2012. The first trailer for the postwwii drama emperor, starring matthew fox and tommy lee jones as general douglas macarthur.
Emperor is a 2012 americanjapanese postworld war ii film directed by peter webber, marking his first film in five years. Emperor s trailer confirms that the film is setting itself up as a prestige picture with future awards in mind. Douglas macarthur and isao natsuyagi as teizaburo sekiya in peter webbers emperor, in theaters on march 8, 20. In the end, probably the best way to watch emperor is to pretend that the supreme command of allied forces in japan after world war ii was tommy lee jones. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive.
Matthew fox and oscarwinner tommy lee jones as general douglas macarthur star in this epic tale. Matthew fox, tommy lee jones emperor 2012 theatrical. This movie will be shown in full if it has a lot of view general bonner fellers sets out to find his love aya, a japanese exchange student whom he met years ago in the us. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Matthew fox, colin moy, tommy lee jones, eriko hatsune. Tommy lee jones to play general douglas macarthur in emperor. Douglas macarthur, matthew fox center rear and isao natsuyagi in emperor, a film by peter webber about the american postwar occupation of japan. The poster for emperor shows tommy lee jones as gen. With matthew fox, colin moy, tommy lee jones, eriko hatsune. He charges general bonner fellers matthew fox to round up and arrest any members of the japanese government or military who were involved with starting the war. This movie has many good things going for it, particularly tommy lee jones and macarthur himself. Tommy lee jones confidently occupies the shoes of a demanding man with the world at his feet, but he appears in. Elizas horoscope tommy lee 1975 one life to live dr. He has received four academy award nominations, winning best supporting actor for his performance as u.
Matthew fox and tommy lee jones play key figures in the fate of japans sacred leader in peter. Three new clips from director peter webbers historical drama emperor, starring tommy lee jones and matthew fox. Emperors tommy lee jones on understanding macarthur. Tommy lee jones has joined the cast of the japanset postworld war ii drama tentatively titled emperor, from a screenplay by david klass kiss the girls and vera blasi woman on top jones will be playing general douglas macarthur, which has one of the longest and most controversial careers of any american military officer.
Kurz darauf landet usgeneral macarthur tommy lee jones im besiegten japan. In 1945, general douglas macarthur tommy lee jones arrives in tokyo to oversee japans surrender and help restore order to the country. Tommy lee jones talks emperor, surprises during research, and more. Emperor 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. First clip from the historical drama emperor starring tommy lee jones, matthew fox, and eriko hatsune. Emperor ist ein us amerikanischjapanischer film des regisseurs peter webber aus dem jahr 2012. This movie really shows the tense decision fellers was charged with, his. Tommy lee jones will join matthew fox in emperor, a drama directed by peter webber. Despite a typically strong performance from tommy lee jones, emperor.
Emperor movie clip another way 20 tommy lee jones movie hd as the japanese surrender at the end of wwii, gen. But more importantly, feller must determine whether emperor hirohito takataro. Emperor really could have been a great movie, but it just doesnt become anything truly memorable. Matthew fox world war z, i, alex cross, lost joins with academy awardr winner tommy lee jones lincoln, no country for old men, the fugitive, hope springs, newcomer eriko hatsune and awardwinning japanese star toshiyuki nishida to bring to life the american occupation of japan in the perilous and unpredictable days just after emperor hirohitos world war ii surrender. Tommy lee jones and matthew fox star in lead roles as general douglas macarthur and brigadier general bonner fellers. Tommy lee jones and matthew fox star in lead roles as general douglas macarthur and brigadier general bonner fellers respectively. Tommy lee jones full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Starring tommy lee jones as general douglas macarthur and matthew fox as macarthurs subordinate officer general fellers, it is set against the backdrop of the early occupation of. Tommy lee jones talks emperor and the homesman, which.
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