Empire of the Sun 1987

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	7.7
Imdb Votes:	135,494
Duration:	153 mins
Year:	1987
Language:	English, Japanese, Mandarin, Shanghainese
Genre:	Drama, War
Country:	United States
Director:	Steven Spielberg
Writers:	Tom Stoppard, J.G. Ballard, Menno Meyjes
Actors:	Christian Bale , John Malkovich , Miranda Richardson ,
Awards:	Nominated for 6 Oscars. 13 wins & 17 nominations total

Description:

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.

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,