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| Directed by | Alexander Sokurov |
| Written by | Yuri Arabov Jeremy Noble |
| Produced by | Igor Kallenof Marco Mueller Andrei Sigle Alexander Rodnyansky |
| Starring | Issey Ogata Robert Dawson |
| Cinematography | Alexander Sokurov |
| Edited by | Sergei Ivanov |
| Music by | Andrei Sigle |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Countries | Russia Italy Switzerland France |
| Languages | Japanese English |
The Sun (Russian: Сóлнце, Solntse) is a 2005 Russian biographical film directed by Alexander Sokurov, depicting Japanese Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) during the final days of World War II. It is the third film in a trilogy by director Aleksandr Sokurov that includes Taurus about the Soviet Union's Vladimir Lenin and Moloch about Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler.[1] The film was entered in the 55th Berlin International Film Festival. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
- ^ The Sun (Solntse) (2005) Reviewed by Jamie Woolley, BBC