Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

Oct 29, 2023

★ 8.0

Overview

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

CNC

France Télévisions

Kilaohm Productions

RTBF

Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Caroline Ferrus

Baron Makino (Japanese voice)

Gen Shimaoka

Baron Makino (French voice)

Emmanuel Audibert

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Self (archive footage)

Makino Nobuaki

Self (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Georges Clemenceau

Self (archive footage)

David Lloyd George

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Self (archive footage)

Fumimaro Konoe

Self (archive footage)

Yan Huiqing

Self (archive footage)

Aisin-Gioro Puyi

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Underwater Papanikolis

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The Natural History of Destruction

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Caroline Ferrus

Baron Makino (Japanese voice)

Gen Shimaoka

Baron Makino (French voice)

Emmanuel Audibert

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Self (archive footage)

Makino Nobuaki

Self (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Georges Clemenceau

Self (archive footage)

David Lloyd George

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Self (archive footage)

Fumimaro Konoe

Self (archive footage)

Yan Huiqing

Self (archive footage)

Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre Trailers

Cast

Caroline Ferrus

Gen Shimaoka

Emmanuel Audibert

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Makino Nobuaki

Woodrow Wilson

Georges Clemenceau

David Lloyd George

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Fumimaro Konoe

Yan Huiqing

Aisin-Gioro Puyi

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Cast

Caroline Ferrus

Gen Shimaoka

Emmanuel Audibert

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Makino Nobuaki

Woodrow Wilson

Georges Clemenceau

David Lloyd George

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Fumimaro Konoe

Yan Huiqing

Aisin-Gioro Puyi

Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre Trailers

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Holy Silence

Out of Africa

Downfall

The Tin Drum

Pearl Harbor

Dongji Rescue

Moonage Daydream

Victoria & Abdul

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru

Underwater Papanikolis

Takeda

Never Look Away

The Natural History of Destruction

The Last Emperor

Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe

The Black Book

Is Paris Burning?

Samurai Beyond Their Dreams: Becoming the Best in the World

The Girl with the Instagram