Certainly not for the impatient, Aleksandr Sokurov's deliberately paced look at Hirohito in the waning days of World War II is both enlightening and admirable in its restraint.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Aleksandr Sokurov -
Producer -
Marco Muller , Igor Kalyonov , Andrey Sigle -
Screenwriter -
Yuriy Arabov -
Production Co -
Istituto Luce Cinecittà , RAI Cinema -
Genre -
History , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 22, 2017 -
Runtime -
1h 55m