The Sun was released on 8 april 2005.

The Sun was directed by Aleksandr Sokurov.

The Sun has a runtime of 1h 51m.

The Sun was produced by Marco Mueller, Igor Kalenov, Viviana Queirolo-Bertoglio, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Andrey Sigle, Andrei Zertsalov, Alexander Rodnyansky.

Third part in Aleksandr Sokurov's quadrilogy of Power, following Moloch (1999) and Taurus (2001), focuses on Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Japan's defeat in World War II when he is finally confronted by General Douglas MacArthur who offers him to accept a diplomatic defeat for survival.

The key characters in The Sun are Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito (Issey Ogata), General Douglas MacArthur (Robert Dawson), Empress Kojun (Kaori Momoi).

The Sun is rated Not Rated.

The Sun is a Drama, Historisk film.

The Sun has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.

The Sun has made 217 tn US$ at the box office.