Empire of the Sun (1987)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Jim Graham

      Christian Bale

    • Basie

      John Malkovich

    • Mrs. Victor

      Miranda Richardson

    • Dr. Rawlins

      Nigel Havers

    • Frank Demerest

      Joe Pantoliano

    • Maxton

      Leslie Phillips

    • sergeant Nagata

      Masato Ibu

    • Jim's mother

      Emily Richard

    • Jim's father

      Rupert Frazer

    • Mr. Victor

      Peter Gale

    • kamikaze boy pilot

      Takatoro Kataoka

    • Dainty

      Ben Stiller

    • Tiptree

      David Neidorf

    • Cohen

      Ralph Seymour

    • Mr. Lockwood

      Robert Stephens

    • Yang

      Zhai Nai She

    • sergeant Uchida

      Guts Ishimatsu

    • Amy Matthews

      Emma Piper

    • Mr. Radik

      James Walker

    • singing prisoner

      Jack Dearlove

    • Mrs. Gilmour

      Anna Turner

    • Mrs. Phillips

      Ann Castle

    • Mrs. Lockwood

      Yvonne Gilan

    • Mr. Partridge

      Ralph Michael

    • Mrs. Hug

      Sybil Maas

    • British prisoner

      Eric Flynn

    • British prisoner

      James Greene

    • British prisoner

      Simon Harrison

    • British prisoner

      Barrie Houghton

    • British prisoner

      Paula Hamilton

    • British prisoner

      Thea Ranft

    • British prisoner

      Tony Boncza

    • British prisoner

      Nigel Leach

    • British prisoner

      Sheridan Forbes

    • British prisoner

      Peter Copley

    • British prisoner

      Barbara Bolton

    • British prisoner

      Francesca Longrigg

    • British prisoner

      Samantha Warden

    • American prisoner

      Kieron Jecchinis

    • American prisoner

      Michael Crossman

    • American prisoner

      Gary Parker

    • American prisoner

      Ray Charleson

    • Mr. Chen

      Burt Kwouk

    • colonel Marshall

      Tom Danaher

    • Chinese youth

      Kong Guo-jun

    • Japanese truck driver

      Takao Yamada

    • Japanese sergeant at airfield

      Hiro Arai

    • Lt. Price

      Paul McGann

    • Frenchman

      Marc de Jonge

    • Amah

      Susan Leong

    • Paul

      Nicholas Dastor

    • Paul's sister

      Edith Platten

    • Chinese cook at detention camp

      Shirley Chantrell

    • Mr. Pym

      John Moore

    • Mrs. Pym

      Ann Queensberry

    • Mrs. Partridge

      Sylvia Marriott

    • Mrs. Hug's father

      Frank Duncan

    • Mr. Chen's aide

      Ronald Eng

    • shopkeeper

      Za Chuan Ce

    • shopkeeper

      Shi Rui Qing

    • merchant

      Lu Ye

    • merchant

      Guo Xue Liang

    • merchant

      Ge Yan Zhao

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Steven Spielberg

    • 2nd Unit Director

      Frank Marshall

    • Assistant Director

      David Tomblin

    • Assistant Director

      Roy Button

    • Assistant Director

      Patrick Kinney

    • Assistant Director

      Ken Shane

    • Assistant Director (UK)

      Kieron Phipps

    • Assistant Director (UK)

      Tim Lewis

    • 2nd Unit Assistant Director

      Steve Harding

    • 2nd Unit Assistant Director (Spain)

      Javier Chinchilla

    • 2nd Unit Assistant Director (Spain)

      Juan Estelrich

    • 2nd Unit Assistant Director (Spain)

      Ignacio Vallejo-Najera

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Amblin Entertainment

    • Production Company

      Warner Bros.

    • Executive Producer

      Robert Shapiro

    • Producer

      Steven Spielberg

    • Producer

      Kathleen Kennedy

    • Producer

      Frank Marshall

    • Associate Producer

      Chris Kenny

    • Production Associate

      James Graham

    • Production Associate

      Mishka Chen

    • Unit Manager (China)

      Paul Tivers

    • Unit Manager (Spain)

      Terry Needham

    • Production Manager

      Ted Morley

    • Production Manager (Spain)

      Diego Gomez Sempere

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Margaret Adams

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Jennie Raglan

    • Production Co-ordinator (Spain)

      Trilby Norton

    • Production Co-ordinator (Spain)

      Margarita Mcdermott

    • Co-production Liaison (China Film)

      Ren Ya Fei

    • Co-production Liaison (China Film)

      Ma Qiang

    • Production Controller

      Bonne Radford

    • Location Manager (UK)

      Paul Shersby

    • Location Manager (China)

      Shen Ye

    • Location Manager (Spain)

      José Luis Escolar

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Arthur Repola

    • Port-production Co-ordinator

      Melissa Tynan-Lagorio

    • Production Assistant

      Lil Heyman

    • Production Assistant

      Samantha Thomas

    • Production Assistant

      Antony Ford

    • Production Assistant

      Michael Shevloff

    • Post-production assistant

      Bradley Goodman

    • Production Assistant (China)

      Shi Li Sha

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Maggie Cartier

    • Casting (US)

      Mike Fenton

    • Casting (US)

      Jane Feinberg

    • Casting (US)

      Judy Taylor

    • Casting (Japan)

      Yuriko Matsubara

    • Casting (China)

      Song Ning Qi

    • Crowd Casting (Spain)

      Francisco García

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Tom Stoppard

    • 3rd draft screenplay by

      Menno Meyjes

    • Based on the novel by

      J.G. Ballard

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Allen Daviau

    • 2nd Unit Photographer

      Devis, Jimmy

    • Camera Operator

      Michael Roberts

    • Camera Operator

      Barry Brown

    • 2nd Unit Camera Operator (China/UK)

      John Maskall

    • 2nd Unit Photography (Spain)

      Mike Frift

    Special Effects:

    • Special Effects Supervisor

      Kit West

    • Special effects chief (Spain)

      Antonio Parra

    • Senior effects supervisor

      David Watkins

    • Senior effects technician

      Yves de Bono

    • Senior effects technician

      Trevor Neighbour

    • Senior effects technician (China)

      Ye Mao Gen

    • Special effects technician (China)

      Wang Yong Qiu

    • Model airplanes supervisor

      Peter Aston

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Michael Kahn

    • Associate Editor

      Colin Wilson

    • Associate Editor

      Martin Cohen

    • Associate Editor

      Craig Bassett

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Norman Reynolds

    • Supervising art director

      Charles Bishop

    • Art Director

      Fred Hole

    • Art Director (China)

      Huang Qiagui

    • Chief art director (Spain)

      Norman Dorme

    • [Art Director]

      Cliff Robinson

    • Set Decorator

      Harry Cordwell

    • Set Decorator

      Ford, Michael D.

    • Draughtsman

      Ted Ambrose

    • Draughtsman

      Jim Morahan

    • Draughtsman

      Jonathan Mckinistrey

    • Chief Draughtsman (UK)

      Peter Childs

    • Production illustrator

      Ed Verreaux

    • Production illustrator

      David Jonas

    • Scenic Artist

      Brian Bishop

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Bob Ringwood

    • Wardrobe supervisor

      Patrick Wheatley

    • Wardrobe master

      Kenny Crouch

    • Wardrobe mistress

      Zhang Ju Fang

    Make-up:

    • Makeup artist

      Lynda Armstrong

    • Makeup artist

      Daniel Parker

    Titles:

    • Titles and opticals

      Pacific Title

    Film processing:

    • Additional optical effects

      Industrial Light & Magic

    • Additional optical effects

      Dennis Muren

    • Additional optical effects

      Michael Pangrazio

    • Additional optical effects

      John Ellis

    Music:

    • Music

      John Williams

    • Choral director

      Janine Wagner

    • Orchestrations

      Spencer, Herbert

    • Music Editor

      Ken Wannberg

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Shawn Murphy

    • Sound Recording

      Colin Charles

    • Sound Recording

      Tony Dawe

    • Sound Re-recording

      Robert Knudson

    • Sound Re-recording

      Don Digirolamo

    • Sound Re-recording

      John Boyd

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Charles L. Campbell

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Louis L. Edemann

    • Sound Editor

      Larry Carrow

    • Sound Editor

      Lucy Coldsnow

    • Sound Editor

      Isaacs, Jim

    • Sound Editor

      Chuck Neely

    • Sound Editor

      Roger Sword

    • Processed effects

      Mel Neiman

    • Supervising ADR editor

      Larry Singer

    • ADR Editor

      Bobbe P. Kurtz

    • ADR Editor

      Alan L. Nineberg

    • Foley

      Dan O'Connell

    • Foley

      Kevin Bartnof

    • Foley editor

      Allan Bromberg

    • Foley editor

      Lenny Geschke

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Vic Armstrong

    • Stunts

      Dickie Beer

    • Stunts

      Wendy Leech

    • Stunts

      Wayne Michaels

    • Stunts

      Nick Gillard

    • Aerial co-ordinator

      Jeff Hawke

    • Aerial co-ordinator

      James Good

    • Chief pilot for Zero

      Tom Danaher

    • Chief pilot for Mustang

      Ray Hanna

    • Pilot for Mustang

      Hoof Proudfoot

    • Pilot for Mustang

      Mark Hanna

    • Stunt double

      Keith Harvey

    • Stunt double

      Michael Durrant

    • Stand-in for Christian Bale

      Adam King

    • Stand-in for Christian Bale

      Shane Fry

    • Stand-in for Christian Bale

      Roy Merchant

    Consultant:

    • Project consultant (China)

      Janet Yang

    • Interpreter

      Sonia Chang

    • Interpreter

      David Saldana

    • Interpreter

      Carlos Fernandez

    • Interpreter

      Ignacio Castellvi

    • Interpreter

      José Maria Henry

    • Japanese interpreter

      Eiji Kusuhara