Emperor on The Bridge

Emperor 2012 - General Douglas MacArthur Arrives in Japan WW2

A Story of Love and Understanding 

set amidst the tensions and uncertainties of 

the days immediately following 

The Japanese Surrender at 

The End of World War II. 

On the staff of General Douglas MacArthur (Jones), 

the de facto ruler of Japan as Supreme Commander 

of the occupying forces, a leading Japanese expert, 

General Bonner Fellers (Fox) is charged 

with reaching a decision of historical importance : 

Should Emperor Hirohito be Tried and 

Hanged as a War Criminal? 

Interwoven is the story of Fellers' love affair with Aya, 

a Japanese exchange student he had met years previously in the U.S. Memories of Aya and His quest to find her in the ravaged post-war landscape help Fellers to discover both his wisdom and his humanity and enable him to come to the momentous decision that changed the course of history and the future of two nations.