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Emperor (2012) is available to watch for free on Kanopy. Also available to stream on Philo.
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You can watch Emperor (2012) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
Tommy Lee Jones commands the screen as an American general caught between the cold demands of military justice and a lingering personal ghost. This collision of postwar politics and a private search for a lost connection turns a historical crossroads into a deeply intimate portrait.
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Director
Peter Webber
Cast
Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi, Toshiyuki Nishida, Colin Moy, Masatô Ibu, Isao Natsuyagi, Takatarô Kataoka
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Emperor
You can watch Emperor (2012) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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6.2/10
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31%
RT Audience
46%
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Director
Peter Webber
Cast
Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi, Toshiyuki Nishida, Colin Moy, Masatô Ibu, Isao Natsuyagi, Takatarô Kataoka
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Watch Emperor for free on Kanopy. Emperor is streaming on Philo. Watch Emperor for free on Fawesome. Emperor is streaming on Howdy Amazon Channel. Rent Emperor on Apple TV+. Rent Emperor on Fandango At Home. Buy Emperor on Apple TV+. Buy Emperor on Fandango At Home. Emperor is not currently available on Netflix, Hulu, Max, Disney+, Prime Video. Availability last verified August 26, 2026.