Empire of the Sun
Directors
Steven Spielberg
Actors
- Christian Bale
- John Malkovich
- Miranda Richardson
Credits: 3
Summary
A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
More about this movie
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.