
Emperor
“After the war was won, the battle for peace began.”
Emperor is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Availability checked 17 June 2026.
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 United States — 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
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Emperor in United States?+
In United States, you can stream Emperor on Amazon Prime Video, Philo and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. It's also available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Is Emperor on Netflix?+
Emperor is not on Netflix in United States right now, but you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Philo 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.
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