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

Oct 29, 2023

★ 8.0

Overview

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

CNC

France Télévisions

Kilaohm Productions

RTBF

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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

In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.

7.5

Two Portraits of MIYAGINO

May 29, 2010

In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.

7.1

Max Manus: Man of War

Dec 18, 2008

Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.

6.8

Defiance

Dec 31, 2008

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

8.4

Harakiri

Sep 15, 1962

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.

7.8

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

May 7, 2008

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.

6.2

Passchendaele

Oct 17, 2008

Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for highest number of individual bravery awards for a single battle

6.0

Eichmann

Sep 22, 2007

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel, of his role in Hitler's plan for the final solution.

6.8

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Oct 16, 2009

Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.

7.4

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Apr 19, 2018

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

6.5

The Wind and the Lion

May 22, 1975

At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.

7.6

Hiroshima

Oct 7, 1953

Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, especially children, of that city.

5.0

Safeguarding Military Information

Jan 16, 1942

World War II propaganda short which focuses on the dangers of inadvertent dispersal of military information.

6.8

Newsies

Apr 10, 1992

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

6.8

Born Free

Mar 26, 1966

At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed for causing an elephant stampede in the nearby village, head warden John Kendall demands the young lion either be trained to survive in the wilds of the Serengeti or be sent to a zoo.

7.9

Army of Shadows

Sep 10, 1969

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

7.3

Red Cliff II

Jan 7, 2009

The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?

4.8

Belizaire the Cajun

Jun 13, 1986

In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who don't see eye to eye with local racists who wish to eradicate all Cajuns. Complicating matters is that Belizaire's former flame is now married to his biggest rival, an affluent landowner's son. Before he knows it, Belizaire is caught up in a web of murder, lies, and prejudice.

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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Safeguarding Military Information

Newsies

Born Free

Army of Shadows

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Belizaire the Cajun

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Battle of the Bulge

The Great Raid

When Trumpets Fade

Two Portraits of MIYAGINO

Max Manus: Man of War

Defiance

Harakiri

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Passchendaele

Eichmann

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

The Wind and the Lion

Hiroshima

Safeguarding Military Information

Newsies

Born Free

Army of Shadows

Red Cliff II

Belizaire the Cajun

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