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7.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 125 Ratings

Empire of the Sun

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 9, 1987

Summary: Empire of the Sun—based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel—tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him. [Warner Bros. Pictures]

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Runtime:	153 min
Rating:	PG
Official Site:	http://www.warnerbros.com/empire-sun
Production:	Warner Bros. Pictures
Genres:	Action, Drama, History, War
Country:	USA
Languages:	English, Mandarin, Japanese
Home Release Date:	Nov 6, 2001

Director	Credit
Steven Spielberg	Director

Writer	Credit
J.G. Ballard	Novel "Empire Of The Sun"
Menno Meyjes	Writer
Tom Stoppard	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Christian Bale	Jim 'Jamie' Graham
John Malkovich	Basie
Miranda Richardson	Mrs. Victor

Cast	Credit
Ben Stiller	Dainty
David Neidorf	Tiptree
Emily Richard	Mary Graham, Jim's Mother
Joe Pantoliano	Frank Demarest
Leslie Phillips	Maxton
Masatô Ibu	Sgt. Nagata
Nigel Havers	Dr. Rawlins
Peter Gale	Mr. Victor
Ralph Seymour	Cohen
Robert Stephens	Mr. Lockwood
Rupert Frazer	John Graham, Jim's Father
Takatoro Kataoka	Kamikaze Boy Pilot

Producer	Credit
Chris Kenny	Associate Producer
Frank Marshall	Producer
Kathleen Kennedy	Producer
Robert Shapiro	Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg	Producer