World War, 1939-1945 Concentration camps Japan Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 Children China Shanghai.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Prisonniers et prisons des japonais.
World War, 1939-1945 Children China Shanghai Drama.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Enfants Chine Shanghai.
World War, 1939-1945 China Shanghai Drama.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Chine Shanghai.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. Duration: 176 minutes with ads.
A young British boy's noble spirit allows him to survive the hardships of a Japanese prison camp in World War II.
This film 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.
Empire of the sun is an inspiring, action-packed epic of a small boy in a great war. That boy is Jim Graham, a young Briton whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free about the harsh confines of a Japanese internment camp during World War II.
Jim Graham, a young Briton whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free above the harsh confines of a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Through his eyes we see the fascination and horror of war. We see Jim's hold on childhood weaken as his strugle to survive grows fiercer.
The story of a small British boy in a World War II Japanese internment camp in China.
Impero del sole
Imperio del sol
Jim Graham, figlio di un diplomatico inglese, viene separato dai genitori il giorno dell'invasione giapponese di Shanghai (1941) e de ve imparare a sopravvivere: prima nella città ostile, poi in un campo di prigionia nipponico, dove si lega a un cinico prigioniero americano, Basie. (Mereghetti).
Empire of the sun
Epics
A wealthy Briton is thrust into poverty when Japan invades China during WWII. This title has been Repackaged.
Recounts the terrifying events eleven year old Jim Graham lives through after the armed forces of Imperial Japan march into Shanhai on December 8th, 1941 following their bombing of Pearl Harbour.
The story of a boy 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.
Japanese language materials
Coming-of-age films
L'histoire d'un garçon britannique James Graham, dont la vie privilégiée est bouleversé par l'invasion japonaise de Shanghai, le 8 Décembre 1941. Séparé de ses parents, il est finalement capturé et emmené au camp de concentration Chow Soo, à côté d'un terrain d'aviation chinois réquisitionné. Au milieu de la maladie et des carences alimentaires du camp, Jim tente de reconstruire sa vie passée, tout en apportant de l'espoir et de la dignité autour de lui.
A story about what happens to children of war. Jim Graham, an eleven year old boy, sees his priviledged life obliterated when the Japanese invade Shanghai.
Korean language materials
Chinese language materials
The story of a small British boy in a World War II Japanese internment camp.
Empire of the sun = L'impero del sole
Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, this film 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.
"Jim Graham [is] a young Briton whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free above the harsh confiens of a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Through his eyes we see the fascination and horror of war"--Container.
Separated from his parents at the fall of Shanghai in 1941, Jim Graham is sent to a Japanese internment camp. Jim's unconquerable spirit soars above the harsh confines of the camp.
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.
War films
Empire of the sun a Steven Spielberg film ; based on a novel by J.G. Ballard
Empire of the sun (Motion picture)
An aristocratic British youth is seperated from his family at the start of World War II after the Japanese Army invades British controlled areas of China. Reduced to living on the street and fighting for food, the youth is eventually interned in a Japanese POW camp for British civilians. Here, admiration quickly develops both for captured American pilots and the Japanese themselves. When the war ends, the boy torn from everything he knew attempts to again find his parents.--IMDb.
Empire of the sun [Spanish subtitled version]
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, young Jim Graham is sent to a Japanese concentration camp. In desperately brutal conditions he struggles to prevent his family and friends from dying, while keeping his hopes and heroic dreams alive. A powerful epic, drawn from the childhood experiences of author J.G. Ballard.
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.
Empire of the sun (Pel·lícula cinematogràfica) (1987)
Fiction
Fiction films
Thai language materials
"What happens to the children of war? Eleven-year-old Briton Jim Graham knows. Separated from his parents when the Japanese invade Shanghai on December 8, 1941, Jim sees his privileged life obliterated by a war that destroys his innocence, but not his spirit"--Videodisc sleeve.
Feature films
Film adaptations
French language materials
Spanish language materials
The story of a British 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.
A story about what happens to children of war. Jim Graham, an eleven-year-old boy, sees his priviledged life obliterated when the Japanese invade Shanghai.
Lorsque les Japonais occupent Shanghai en 1941, un jeune Anglais, Jim Graham, est séparé de ses parents. Il se retrouve seul dans la riche demeure familiale et, quand la nourriture lui manque, il se risque dans la ville où il fait la rencontre d'un aventurier américain, Basie, qui se cache dans le port. Tous 2 sont capturés par les Nippons et enfermés dans un camp d'internement situé près d'une piste aérienne. Jim, passionné par les avions, arrive à survivre tant bien que mal jusqu'à la fin de la guerre.
A young British boy whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free above the harsh confines of a Japanese internment camp.
Prisoner of war films and programs
Jim Graham is sent to a Japanese internment camp after being separated from his parents in Shanghai, at the start of World War II.
The story of Jim Graham, a young Briton whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free above the harsh confines of a Japanese internment camp.
Separated from his parents in Shanghai at the start of World War II, young Briton, Jim Graham is sent to a Japanese interment camp. Jim not only learns to survive but his unconquerable spirit soars high & free about the harsh confines of the camp.
Historical re-creations
Empire of the Sun El imperio del sol
Drammatico (Genere)
Portuguese language materials
Features
Empire of the Sun
Drama
World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons.