Emperor

You serve in postwar Japan, investigating the Emperor's war responsibility. But your search for a lost love complicates the mission. Webber uses muted tones to probe the collision of duty and desire. The film lingers on the question of how history remembers its leaders.

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Peter Webber directed Emperor in 2012. See Peter Webber's full filmography, where to start with Peter Webber, or where to go after you've seen everything by Peter Webber.

Emperor was released in 2012 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.