Empire of the sun  [videorecording] / 
Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Tom Stoppard ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall. 
 - [Burbank, CA] :  Warner Home Video,  c2001. 
 - 1 videodisc (153 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Widescreen version.  Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.  Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard.  Special features included on side A: behind-the-scenes documentary "A China odyssey : Empire of the sun, a film by Steven Spielberg" (English language soundtrack with optional subtitles in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Thai) ; cast and crew biographies ; theatrical trailer ; awards ; scene selections. 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; music, John Williams ; editor, Michael Kahn.  Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; music, John Williams ; editor, Michael Kahn. 
<br/><br/>John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Christian Bale. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG. 
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<br/><br/><br/>DVD. 
<br/><br/><br/>English (Dolby surround 5.1 or Dolby surround stereo 2.0) and French (Dolby surround stereo) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0790761653 9780790761657 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>085391175322 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>11753  Warner Home Video 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Ballard, J. G., 1930- --Film and video adaptations.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World War, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai--Drama.<br/>Boys--China--Shanghai--Drama.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese--Drama.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Children--China--Shanghai--Drama.<br/>Feature films.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>War films.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 00103 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72