Emperor

Where to watch Emperor in Germany

Emperor is streaming on ARD Plus, ARD Plus Apple TV channel, ARD Plus Amazon channel and Magenta TV+ in Germany, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, maxdome Store and Freenet meinVOD. Availability checked 31 May 2026.

About Emperor

Emperor is a 2012 movie in the Drama, History and War genres, directed by Peter Webber, starring Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones and Eriko Hatsune. It has a runtime of 1 hour 45 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.2/10 from 283 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Emperor in Germany — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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Overview

As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.

Top cast

Matthew Fox

General Bonner Fellers

Tommy Lee Jones

General Douglas MacArthur

Eriko Hatsune

Aya Shimada

Masayoshi Haneda

Takahashi

Kaori Momoi

Mitsuko Kajima

Toshiyuki Nishida

General Kajima

Colin Moy

General Richter

Masatô Ibu

Koichi Kido

Isao Natsuyagi

Teizaburo Sekiya

Takatarô Kataoka

Emperor Hirohito

Aaron Jackson

Lt Col. Rogers

Nic Sampson

Lt. Red

Will Wallace

CIC Commander

Kelson Henderson

Adjutant to MacArthur

Takanori Higuchi

Head Palace Guard

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