---
title: 'The Sun (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Sokurov'
released: '2005-02-17'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Russia'
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sun-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439817/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sun (2005)

2005 · 110 min · Drama, History · Russia, France, Switzerland, Italy

Original title: 太陽

## Synopsis

The Sun is a 2005 Russian biographical film directed by Alexander Sokurov, depicting Japanese Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) during the final days of World War II. It is the third film in a trilogy by the Russian director, that includes Taurus, about Vladimir Lenin, and Moloch, about Adolf Hitler. The film was entered in the 55th Berlin International Film Festival. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Sokurov](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-sokurov)
- **Screenplay:** [Yuriy Arabov](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuriy-arabov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Andrey Sigle](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrey-sigle)
- **Producer:** [Andrey Sigle](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrey-sigle), [Alexander Rodnyansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-rodnyansky), [Marco Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-muller), [Igor Kalyonov](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-kalyonov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alexander Sokurov](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-sokurov)
- **Editor:** [Sergei Ivanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-ivanov)

## Cast

- [Issey Ogata](https://cinepixo.com/people/issey-ogata)
- [Kaori Momoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaori-momoi)
- [Shirō Sano](https://cinepixo.com/people/shiro-sano)

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