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Empire of the Sun

Summary: A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
Runtime: 2 h 33 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 35,000,000
Domestic: $ 22,238,696
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1940sabandoned houseabandoned shipair dropair raidaircraft explosionairplaneairplane runwayamericanarmyarmy lifeastronomical object in titleatheistatomic bombaviationb 51barbed wirebarterbaseballbased on novelbased on true storybathbattlebeatingbegins with textbetrayalbettingbicyclebinocularsblack marketbloodboatbombingboyboy sopranoboys' choirbraverybridgebridge the card gamebritishbuilding airplane runwaycadillaccandlecaningcapturecharacter repeats someone else's dialoguechasechesschildchild left behindchild protagonistchild's point of viewchinachinesechinese armychinese soldierchocolatechoircholerachurchcigar smokingcigarettecigarette smokingclass differencescoffincoincolonialismcomic bookcoming of ageconey island brooklyn new york citycooliecorporal punishmentcostumecostume partycountry clubcouragecrashed planecrowdcryingculture clashdead boydead childdead womandead woman with eyes opendeathdeath marchdockdoctordormitorydowned airplanedreamdyingdysenteryepicepic historyevacuationexploding airplaneexploding buildingexplosioneyesface powderface slapfaintingfalling down stairsfar eastfather son relationshipfeverfightfireworksfleeingflowersflyingfoodfootprintfour word titlefriendfriendshipfrustrationgardengocartgod taking photographgolfgolf shoesgraveyardgrenadegunharborharmonicahatredhead injuryheavenhell driverhershey barhiroshima japanhong konghospitalhotelhungerhusband wife relationshipid tagimperial japanimperial japanese armyindochinainternment campjapanjapanesejapanese air forcejapanese armyjapanese occupationjapanese occupation of chinajapanese soldierjapanese surrenderkatana swordkisskitekite flyinglegless manlimousineloss of innocenceluckmale protagonistmangomarblesmercenarymilitarymilkmobmosquito netmother son relationshipmotorcyclemotorcycle with a sidecarmovie cameramudmurdermusic score features choirnagasaki japanno opening creditsnunnurseokinawa japanorchestral music scoreoxenparachuteparatrooperparentspartypearl harborpeasantphilippinesphotographpianistpianopickaxepilotpiratepirate costumepoempotatopowpretending to be deadprisonprisonerprisoner of warproteinpursuitrace relationsracismradioradio newsrear end car accidentrecord playerrecordingreference to atomic bombing of nagasakireference to franklin d. rooseveltreference to godreference to madame sun yat sinreference to norman rockwellreference to sinbadrefugeericerobberysalt minesalutesampansanta claus costumescavengerseparation from familysergeantshanghai chinashipshoeshootingsinbad costumesingaporesingersingingsleepingsoldiersongsoochow creek chinasoulsource musicstadiumstarvationstarving childstatuestealingstealing from a dead bodystethoscopestonestreet lifestreet marketstudentsuicidesuitcasesunglassessurrealismsurrendersurvivalswimming poolswordsymphonic music scoretankteachertearsteenage boyteethtennistextile milltheatertheftthieftimeframe 1940stin cantokyo japantoy airplanetradetrucku.s. air forceu.s. armyu.s. navyu.s. soldierunderwearuniversity of lifevitaminvoice over narrationwatchtowerwaterwaterfrontweevilweldingworld war twowreathwristwatchyangtze riveryear 1945
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