Movie

Emperor

“After the war was won, the battle for peace began.”

★ 6.2(283)20121h 45m

Emperor is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in Japan, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and FOD. Availability checked 18 June 2026.

Where to watch Emperor

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Good to know

Director: Peter Webber
Release date: 2012-09-14
Runtime: 1h 45m
Language: English
Box office: $14,858,240
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Studio: Fellers Film

Emperor — trailer

About Emperor

Emperor is a 2012 movie in the Drama, History and War genres, directed by Peter Webber, starring Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones and Eriko Hatsune. It has a runtime of 1 hour 45 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.2/10 from 283 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Emperor in Japan — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.

Cast

Matthew Fox

General Bonner Fellers

Tommy Lee Jones

General Douglas MacArthur

Eriko Hatsune

Aya Shimada

Masayoshi Haneda

Takahashi

Kaori Momoi

Mitsuko Kajima

Toshiyuki Nishida

General Kajima

Colin Moy

General Richter

Masatô Ibu

Koichi Kido

Isao Natsuyagi

Teizaburo Sekiya

Takatarô Kataoka

Emperor Hirohito

Aaron Jackson

Lt Col. Rogers

Nic Sampson

Lt. Red

Themes & keywords

atomic bombemperorbased on true storyjapanese surrenderus military1940sgeneral douglas macarthurhirohito

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Emperor in Japan?+

In Japan, you can stream Emperor on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. It's also available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and FOD.

Is Emperor on Netflix?+

Emperor is not on Netflix in Japan right now, but you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

How long is Emperor?+

Emperor has a runtime of 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).

Who stars in Emperor?+

Emperor stars Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda and Kaori Momoi.

When did Emperor come out?+

Emperor is a 2012 movie directed by Peter Webber.

What genre is Emperor?+

Emperor is Drama, History and War film.

Who directed Emperor?+

Emperor was directed by Peter Webber.