Emperor

Emperor Movie Poster Country United States Japan Directed by Peter Webber Release Date March 8, 2013 Language English Japanese Distributor Lionsgate Shochiku Company Main Cast Character Actor General Bonner Fellers Matthew Fox General of the Army Douglas MacArthur Tommy Lee Jones Aya Shimada Eriko Hatsune General Kajima Toshiyuki Nishida General Richter Colin Moy Emperor Hirohito Takataro Kataoka

Emperor is a 2013 American-Japanese movie directed by Peter Webber (Hannibal Rising). On the orders of General Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones), Japan expert General Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox) is sent to the devastated Tokyo of the immediate post-war period. There he is to search for Japan's main war criminals and investigate the situation of the Emperor of Japan. Although Emperor Hirohito is highly valued by his people, he is accused of serious war crimes. Fellers should help make a decision of special magnitude: Should the Emperor be brought to justice and sentenced to death? Incidentally, Fellers wants to find his old love Aya (Eriko Hatsune), an exchange student he met years earlier in the United States.

The following weapons were used in the film Emperor:

Pistols

Colt M1911A1

The Colt M1911A1 is seen used by U. S. Army soldiers. General Fellers (Matthew Fox) is seen with a holstered Colt.

M1911A1 .45 ACP

American MPs storming the House of Tojo.

Fellers with his holstered Colt.

Colt Model 1903

Hideki Tojo (Shôhei Hino) is seen with a Colt 1903 Hammerless Pistol after he failed to shoot himself, which is historically correct.

Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP

Wounded Tojo holds the Colt.

Rifles

Arisaka Type 38

Japanese soldiers using Arisaka Type 38 rifles.

Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

Japanese soldiers guarding the street as MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) arrives in Tokyo.

A soldier fires his Arisaka at a Imperial guard.

Several Arisaka riflesat the harbour of Tokyo.

M1 Garand

US troops carry M1 Garands throughout the film.

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle - .30-06

U.S. soldiers with their Garands in Tokyo.

1st Cavalry Division soldiers with their bayonet fixed Garands as Emperor Hirohito visits MacArthur.

Closer view on a M1 Garand.

M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine is also used by U.S. soldiers. Some of them have the late WW2 bayonet lug.

World War II Era M1 Carbine

Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine.

U.S. soldiers with their M1 Carbines.

A soldier at the right with his M1 Carbine with bayonet lug.

Submachine Guns

M1A1 Thompson

The M1A1 Thompson is briefly seen carried by US troops.

M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP

US soldiers with their Thompsons.

Machine Guns

Type 92

A Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun is seen at the Imperial Palace.

Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun 7.7x58mm SR

The Type 92 at the right in the background.

Other

Type 97 Chi-Ha

A Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank is briefly seen as MacArthur arrives in Tokyo

The Type 97 at the left behind the Type 3.

Type 3 Chi-Nu

A Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank is seen at the Imperial Palace.

The Type 3 in the background.

Oerlikon 20mm Cannon

Several Oerlikon 20mm Cannons are seen at the harbour of Tokyo.

Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.

A Oerlikon at the left.

Several cannons behind Fellers.

Type 1 47mm Anti-Tank Gun

A Type 1 47mm Anti-Tank Gun is seen.

Type 1 anti-tank gun at the US Army Museum in Honolulu - 47x285mm R