Prisoners of the Sun

1h 49m 1990

Brief Synopsis

An Australian military prosecutor faces some 100 Japanese war criminals at the end of World War II.

Cast & Crew

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Stephen Wallace

Director

Bryan Brown

Captain Robert Cooper

George Takei

Vice Admiral Baron Takahashi

Terry O'quinn

Major Tom Beckett

John Bach

Major Frank Roberts

Toshi Shioya

Lieutenant Hideo Tanaka

Film Details

Also Known As
Freres de sang
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
War
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Australian Film Commission (AFC); Clein & White Public Relations; Dda Public Relations; Screen Australia
Distribution Company
SKOURAS PICTURES, INC.; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; J Arthur Rank Organization; Paramount Home Media; Sovereign Pictures; Village Roadshow Limited
Location
Queensland, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Synopsis

An Australian military prosecutor faces some 100 Japanese war criminals at the end of World War II.

Director

Stephen Wallace

Director

Cast

Bryan Brown

Captain Robert Cooper

George Takei

Vice Admiral Baron Takahashi

Terry O'quinn

Major Tom Beckett

John Bach

Major Frank Roberts

Toshi Shioya

Lieutenant Hideo Tanaka

John Clarke

Mike Sheedy

Deborah Kara Unger

Sister Carol Littell

Jason Donovan

Private Talbot

John Polson

Private Jimmy Fenton

Russell Crowe

Lieutenant Jack Corbett

Nicholas Eadie

Sergeant Keenan

Tetsu Watanabe

Captain Wadami Ikeuchi

Sokyu Fujita

Mr Shinji Matsugae

Ray Barrett

Lieutenant Colonel Johnson

Kazuhiro Muroyama

Lieutenant Noburo Kamura

David Argue

Flight Lieutenant Eddy Fenton

Yuichiro Senga

Lieutenant Shimada

Andrew Booth

Private Bill Mitchell

Malcolm Cork

Australian Soldier

Donal Gibson

Corporal Patterson

Shane Mcnamara

Major Robert'S Aide

Peter Waterstreet

Flight Lieutenant O'Donnell

Tim Reuther

Flight Lieutenant Smith

Matthew Keyes

Flight Lieutanant Rogers

Christina Ongley

Nurse Pearson

David Mchugh

Performer

John Clarke

Crew

Alison Barrett

Casting

Nicholas Beauman

Editor

Annie Bleakley

Co-Producer

Russell Boyd

Director Of Photography

Richard Brennan

Line Producer

Graham Burke

Executive Producer

Greg Coote

Executive Producer

Helen Dykes

Wardrobe Supervisor

Bernard Hides

Production Designer

Roger Kirk

Costume Designer

Julie Kuehndorf

Press Contact (Clein & White/New York)

Lisa Majewski

Press Contact (Block-Korenbrot/Los Angeles)

David Mchugh

Music

Nobuaki Murooka

Casting

Ben Osmo

Sound Mixer

John Tarnoff

Executive Producer

Lesley Vanderwalt

Makeup

Charles Waterstreet

Producer

Helen Watts

Production Manager

Chris Webb

1st Assistant Director

Denis Whitburn

Producer

Denis Whitburn

Screenwriter

Brian A Williams

Producer

Brian A Williams

Screenwriter

Cheryl Williams

Hairstyles

Annie Wright

Unit Publicist

Film Details

Also Known As
Freres de sang
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
War
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Australian Film Commission (AFC); Clein & White Public Relations; Dda Public Relations; Screen Australia
Distribution Company
SKOURAS PICTURES, INC.; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; J Arthur Rank Organization; Paramount Home Media; Sovereign Pictures; Village Roadshow Limited
Location
Queensland, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for nine 1990 Australian Film Institute Awards.

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States 1991

Released in United States April 1991

Released in United States August 16, 1991

Released in United States January 1991

Released in United States October 1990

Released in United States on Video November 21, 1991

Released in United States September 1990

Released in United States Summer July 19, 1991

Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 25-December 9, 1990.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 4-11, 1990.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 22 - September 2, 1991.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-13, 1991.

Shown at Venice Film Festival (out of competition) September 4-15, 1990.

Shown at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival April 19-28, 1991.

Began shooting August 14, 1989.

Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 22 - September 2, 1991.)

Released in United States January 1991 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-13, 1991.)

Released in United States April 1991 (Shown at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival April 19-28, 1991.)

Released in United States Summer July 19, 1991

Released in United States August 16, 1991

Released in United States September 1990 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (out of competition) September 4-15, 1990.)

Released in United States October 1990 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 4-11, 1990.)

Released in United States on Video November 21, 1991

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 25-December 9, 1990.)

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