Empire of the Sun (1987)

Name: Empire of the Sun
Released: 1987
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano

• Movies, Drama, History, War

• 153 min

7.5

To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Casting: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Masatô Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatarô Kataoka, Ben Stiller, David Neidorf, Ralph Seymour, Robert Stephens, Zhai Naishe, Guts Ishimatsu, Emma Piper, James Walker, Jack Dearlove, Anna Turner, Ann Castle, Yvonne Gilan, Ralph Michael, Sybil Maas, Eric Flynn, James Greene, Simon Harrison, Barrie Houghton, Paula Hamilton, Thea Ranft, Tony Boncza, Nigel Leach, Sheridan Forbes, Peter Copley, Barbara Bolton, Francesca Longrigg, Samantha Warden, Burt Kwouk, Tom Danaher, Paul McGann, Marc de Jonge, John Moore, Barrie Holland
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1987-12-09
Status: Released

Tags: 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

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.