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The Sun(Movie, 2005)

Original title: "Солнце" (Russian/RU)
1h 50min | Genres: Drama, History
The SunRating: 3.4/5 (with 2424 votes)
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. The film was entered in the 55th Berlin International Film Festival. It received generally positive reviews from critics. ()
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About The Sun

Biographical film depicting Japanese Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) during the final days of World War II. The film is the third drama in director Aleksandr Sokurov's trilogy, which included Taurus about the Soviet Union's Vladimir Lenin and Moloch about Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Switzerland, France, Italy, Russia
Plays in: Japan
Original language: Russian (RU)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/08/2005 (World premiere: 02/17/2005)
Screenwriter: Yuriy Arabov
Film Editor: Sergei Ivanov
Director of Photography: Alexander Sokurov
Composer: Andrey Sigle
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"太陽"
"El sol"
"Le soleil"
"Die Sonne"
"ザ・サン"
"Solntse"

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Other movies with this title: The Sun (JP, 1925), The Sun (JP, 1953), The Sun (FR, 1988), The Sun (AR, 2012), The Sun (JP, 2016)

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