Empire of the Sun

Plot

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are... read more

  • Steven Spielberg

    Director

  • Tom Stoppard

    Screenplay

  • J.G. Ballard

    Novel

  • Menno Meyjes

    Screenplay

  • Allen Daviau

    Director of Photography

  • Michael Kahn

    Editor

  • Christian Bale

    Jim

  • John Malkovich

    Basie

  • Miranda Richardson

    Mrs. Victor

  • Nigel Havers

    Dr. Rawlins

  • Joe Pantoliano

    Frank Demarest

  • Leslie Phillips

    Maxton

  • Masatō Ibu

    Sgt. Nagata

  • Emily Richard

    Jim's Mother

  • Rupert Frazer

    Jim's Father

  • Peter Gale

    Mr. Victor

  • Takatarô Kataoka

    Kamikaze Boy Pilot

  • Ben Stiller

    Dainty

  • David Neidorf

    Tiptree

  • Ralph Seymour

    Cohen

  • Robert Stephens

    Mr. Lockwood

  • Zhai Naishe

    Yang

  • Guts Ishimatsu

    Sgt. Uchida

  • Emma Piper

    Amy Matthews

  • James Walker

    Mr. Radik

  • Jack Dearlove

    Singing Prisoner

  • Anna Turner

    Mrs. Gilmour

  • Ann Castle

    Mrs. Phillips

  • Yvonne Gilan

    Mrs. Lockwood

  • Ralph Michael

    Mr. Partridge

  • Sybil Maas

    Mrs. Hug

  • Eric Flynn

    British Prisoner

  • James Greene

    British Prisoner

  • Simon Harrison

    British Prisoner

  • Barrie Houghton

    British Prisoner

  • Paula Hamilton

    British Prisoner

  • Thea Ranft

    British Prisoner

  • Tony Boncza

    British Prisoner

  • Nigel Leach

    British Prisoner

  • Sheridan Forbes

    British Prisoner

  • Peter Copley

    British Prisoner

  • Barbara Bolton

    British Prisoner

  • Francesca Longrigg

    British Prisoner

  • Samantha Warden

    British Prisoner

  • Burt Kwouk

    Mr. Chen

  • Tom Danaher

    Colonel Marshall

  • Runtime

    153 minutes

    Released

    1987-12-09

    Languages

    English

    日本語

    普通话

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Warner Bros. Pictures

    Amblin Entertainment

    Sound

  • John Williams

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    246 days ago

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