Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American epic coming-of-age war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tom Stoppard, based on J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical 1984 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of Jamie "Jim" Graham, a young boy who goes from living with his wealthy British family in Shanghai to becoming a prisoner of war in an internment camp operated by the Japanese during World War II.
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, History, War |
Release Date - Dec 9, 1987 |
Run Time - 153 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$35,000,000
Box Office
$22,238,696
Themes
Tags
Autobiographical Novel, Bravery, Child Protagonist, Chinese, Coming Of Age, Coming Of Age/Teen, Internment Camp, Japan, Japanese Army, Japanese Occupation, Japanese Occupation Of China, Japanese Soldier, Japanese Surrender, Literary, Peasant, Prisoner Of War, Prisoner-of-war Camp, Salt Mine, Shanghai, Stadium, Transformation, World War Ii
Attributes
Narrative Location: Republic of China, Shanghai
Subject: World War II
Subject: World War II
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