# Empire of the Sun (1987)

**German title:** Das Reich der Sonne


**Genres:** Drama, War

**Duration:** 153 min

**Age rating:** FSK 12

**IMDb:** [7.7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092965/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.9](https://letterboxd.com/film/empire-of-the-sun/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 75%, Popcornmeter: 90%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/empire_of_the_sun)

## Description

A teenage English boy struggles to survive with his fellow captives under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.

## Details

**Premiere:** 09 Mar 1988

**Director:** Steven Spielberg

**Cast:** Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Peter Galea, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Masatō Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatarô Kataoka, Ben Stiller

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Shanghainese

**Available versions:** OV

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsU11wxFMbY)

## Showtimes in Berlin in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-08-21 (Friday)

- **[Babylon Alexanderplatz](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/81-babylon-alexanderplatz.md) (Mitte):** [2026-08-21 17:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/babylon-berlin/vorstellung/63730)  (OV)