Empire of the Sun (1987)

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1987 · PG · 2h 33m

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Other grades: 61.9 (8 viewers)
19872h 33mPG
Countries:United States
Languages:ZH EN JA
Keywords: 1940sAbandoned houseAbandoned shipAir dropAir raidAircraft explosionAirplaneAirplane runwayAmericanArchShow moreArmy lifeAtheistAtomic bombAviationB 51Barbed wireBarterBaseballBased on novelBased on novel or bookBased on true storyBathBattleBeatingBetrayalBettingBicycleBinocularsBlack marketBloodBoatBombingBombing of nagasakiBox office flopBoyBoy sopranoBoys' choirBraveryBridgeBridge the card gameBritishBuilding airplane runwayCadillacCandleCaningCaptureCharacter repeating someone else's dialogueChaseChauffeurChessChild in jeopardyChild protagonistChildren in wartimeChild's point of viewChinaChineseChinese armyChinese soldierChocolateChoirCholeraChurchCigar smokingClass differencesCoffinCoinColonialismComic bookComing of ageConey island brooklyn new york cityCoolieCorporal punishmentCostumeCostume partyCountry clubCourageCritically acclaimedCrowdCryingCulture clashDead bodyDead childDead womanDead woman with eyes openDeathDeath marchDockDoctorDormitoryDowned airplaneDreamDyingDysenteryEpicEscapeEvacuationExploding airplaneExploding buildingExplosionEyesFace powderFace slapFaintingFalling down stairsFar eastFather son relationshipFaucetFeverFightFireworksFleeingFleetFlowersFlyingFoodFootprintFriendFriendshipFrustrationGardenGocartGod taking photographGolfGolf shoesGraveyardGrenadeGunHarborHarmonicaHateHead injuryHeavenHell driverHershey barHiroshima japanHong kongHospitalHotelHungerHusband wife relationshipId tagImperial japanese armyIndochinaInnocence lostInternment campJapanJapaneseJapanese air forceJapanese armyJapanese occupationJapanese occupation of chinaJapanese soldierJapanese surrenderKatana swordKissKiteKite flyingLegless manLimousineLoss of innocenceLuckMangoMarblesMilitaryMilkMobModel airplaneMosquito netMother son relationshipMotorcycleMotorcycle with a sidecarMovie cameraMudMurderMusic score features choirNagasaki japanNuclear explosionNunNurseOkinawa japanOrchestral music scoreOxenPacific warParachuteParatrooperPartyPearl harborPeasantPhilippinesPhotographPianoPiano playerPick axePilotPiratePoemPotatoPowPretending to be deadPrisãoPrisonPrisonerPrisoner of warProteinPursuitRace relationsRacismRadioRadio newsRear end car accidentRecord playerRecordingReference to franklin d rooseveltReference to godReference to madame sun yat sinReference to norman rockwellReference to sinbadRefugeeRiceRobberySalt mineSaluteSampanScavengerSeparation from familySergeantShanghaiShanghai chinaShanghai, chinaShipShoeShootingSingaporeSingerSingingSleepingSoldierSoldier of fortuneSongSoochow creek chinaSoulStadiumStarvationStarving childStatueStealingStealing from a dead bodyStethoscopeStoneStreet lifeStreet marketStudentSuicideSuitcaseSunglassesSurrealismSurrenderSurvivalSurvivorSuzhouSuzhou, chinaSwimming poolSwordSymphonic music scoreTankTeacherTearsTeenage boyTeethTennisTextile millTheatreTheftThiefTin canTokyo japanToy airplaneTradeTruckU.s. air forceU.s. armyU.s. navyU.s. soldierUnderwearUniversity of lifeVitaminWatchtowerWaterWaterfrontWeevilWeldingWorld war iiWorld war twoWreathWristwatchYangtze river
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.
Amblin Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
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