Empire of the Sun

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 in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Genre: Drama, History, War

Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips

Crew: Steven Spielberg (Producer), Robert Shapiro (Executive Producer), J.G. Ballard (Novel), Menno Meyjes (Screenplay), Tom Stoppard (Screenplay), Michael Kahn (Editor)

Country: United States of America

Language: English日本語普通话

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Runtime: 153 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Dec 09, 1987

IMDb: 3.5

Keywords:based on novel or book, shanghai, china, stadium, bravery, peasant, prisoner of war, coming of age, pacific war, chinese, japanese army, japanese soldier, japanese surrender, salt mine, internment camp, child protagonist, children in wartime, japanese occupation of china, suzhou, china

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