---
title: 'Empire of the Sun (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steven Spielberg'
released: '1987-12-11'
runtime_minutes: 154
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/empire-of-the-sun-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092965/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Empire of the Sun (1987)

1987 · 154 min · Drama, War · United States, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tom Stoppard, based on J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical 1984 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of Jamie "Jim" Graham, a young boy who goes from living with his wealthy British family in Shanghai to becoming a prisoner of war in an internment camp operated by the Japanese during World War II. The film also stars John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Masatō Ibu, Leslie Phillips, Ben Stiller, and Robert Stephens.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-kennedy), [Frank Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-marshall), [Robert Shapiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-shapiro)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Stoppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-stoppard), [Menno Meyjes](https://cinepixo.com/people/menno-meyjes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Allen Daviau](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-daviau)
- **Editor:** [Michael Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kahn)

## Cast

- [Miranda Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-richardson)
- [Nigel Havers](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-havers)
- [Marc de Jonge](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-de-jonge)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [James Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-greene)
- [Paul McGann](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mcgann)
- [Emily Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-richard)
- [Joe Pantoliano](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-pantoliano)
- [Burt Kwouk](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-kwouk)
- [Ben Stiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stiller)
- [Robert Stephens](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stephens)
- [Leslie Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-phillips)
- [Christian Bale](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-bale)
- [Masatō Ibu](https://cinepixo.com/people/masato-ibu)
- [Ralph Michael](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-michael)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/empire-of-the-sun-1987
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