Solntse

Aleksandr Sokurov

Yuriy Arabov
Jeremy Noble

[Cast Group]
Actor: Issey Ogata | Character: Emperor Shouwa-Tennou Hirohito
Actor: Robert Dawson | Character: General Douglas MacArthur
Actor: Kaori Momoi | Character: Empress Kojun
Actor: Shirô Sano | Character: The chamberlain
Actor: Shinmei Tsuji | Character: Old servant
Actor: Taijirô Tamura | Character: Scientist
Actor: Georgiy Pitskhelauri | Character: McArthur's warrant officer
Actor: Hiroya Morita | Character: Suzuki, Prime Minister
Actor: Toshiaki Nishizawa | Character: Yonai, Minister of the Navy
Actor: Naomasa Musaka | Character: Anami - Minister of War
Actor: Yûsuke Tozawa | Character: Kido
Actor: Kōjirō Kusanagi | Character: Togo, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Actor: Tetsuro Tsuno | Character: General Umezu
Actor: Rokuro Abe | Character: General Toyoda
Actor: Jun Haichi | Character: Abe, Minister of the Interior
Actor: Kôjun Itô | Character: Hironuma
Actor: Tôru Shinagawa | Character: Sakomizu
Actor: Vadim Badmatsyrenov | Character: soldiers of the Emperor
Actor: Vyacheslav Ivanov | Character: Actor
Actor: Fyodor Selkin | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Aleksandr Sokurov | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yuriy Arabov | Role: Writer
Name: Jeremy Noble | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Alfonso Cucci | Role: Producer
Name: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre | Role: Producer
Name: Evgeniy Grigorev | Role: Producer
Name: Igor Kalyonov | Role: Producer
Name: Marco Müller | Role: Producer
Name: Viviana Queirolo-Bertoglio | Role: Producer
Name: Alexander Rodnyansky | Role: Producer
Name: Andrey Sigle | Role: Producer
Name: Andrei Zertsalov | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Andrey Sigle | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Aleksandr Sokurov | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sergey Ivanov | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Elena Zhukova | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Lidiya Kryukova | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Svetlana Kholod | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Zhanna Rodionova | Role: Makeup Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Makar Akhpashev | Role: Sound Department
Name: Edgar Figner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sergey Figner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dima Grigoriev | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sergey Moshkov | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Nikolay Goryaev | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alexey Gusev | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nikolay Suslov | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ushan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Andrey Zhidkov | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Aleksandr Mazur | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anatoliy Rodionov | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Evgueni Taran | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Rossella Procaccini | Role: Costume Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Oleg Borisov | Role: Transportation Department
Name: A. Gutnichenko | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Dmitriy Orlov | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mikhail Petrov | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Yury Volochay | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Yelena Aksyonova | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Alexeeva | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniil Goroshko | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Gracheva | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Giulia Grassilli | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nora Hoppe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Geraldine Jourdan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Maxim Klikov | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dmitry Kopich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gilena Milova | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ekaterina Omakhanova | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cristina Onofri | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Igor Pavlov | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberto Pini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diana Rulli | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Francesca Zerbetto | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Irina Zoeva-Nossova | Role: Additional Crew

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439817/videogallery/

Germany: February 17, 2005 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Estonia: April 8, 2005
Armenia: July 15, 2005 (Yerevan Golden Apricot Film Festival)
Canada: September 9, 2005 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: October 8, 2005 (New York Film Festival)
Italy: November 18, 2005
Norway: November 18, 2005 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Greece: December 8, 2005 (limited)
Netherlands: January 2006 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
United States: February 18, 2006 (Portland International Film Festival)
Thailand: February 19, 2006 (Bangkok International Film Festival)
France: March 1, 2006
Serbia: March 5, 2006 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Netherlands: March 23, 2006
Hong Kong: April 11, 2006 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
United States: May 2, 2006 (Indianapolis International Film Festival)
Taiwan: June 27, 2006 (Taipei Film Festival)
Japan: August 5, 2006 (limited)
Finland: September 17, 2006 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Iceland: September 30, 2006 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
Brazil: October 30, 2006 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
Japan: March 23, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Brazil: September 30, 2007 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
Brazil: April 4, 2008
Uruguay: July 5, 2008 (Festival de invierno)
Uruguay: July 15, 2008
Argentina: July 16, 2009 (Buenos Aires)
Argentina: August 26, 2009 (DVD premiere)
United States: November 18, 2009 (New York City, New York)
Portugal: January 14, 2010 (Cinemateca Portuguesa)

Nominee | 2006 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Silver Ribbon | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) | Aleksandr Sokurov, The Sun
Nominee | 2005 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Berlin Bear | Aleksandr Sokurov, The Sun
Winner | 2005 | Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival | Grand Prix - Golden Apricot | Best Film | Aleksandr Sokurov, The Sun
Nominee | 2006 | Nika Awards | Nika | Best Film | Aleksandr Sokurov, Igor Kalyonov, Andrey Sigle, Marco Müller, The Sun
Winner | 2006 | Nika Awards | Nika | Best Screenplay | Yuriy Arabov, The Sun
Nominee | 2006 | Nika Awards | Nika | Best Production Designer | Elena Zhukova, The Sun
Nominee | 2006 | Nika Awards | Nika | Best Costume Designer | Lidiya Kryukova, The Sun
Nominee | 2005 | Village Voice Film Poll | VVFP Award | Best Undistributed Film | The Sun | 2nd place.
Nominee | 2009 | Village Voice Film Poll | VVFP Award | Best Actor | Issey Ogata, The Sun | 9th place.
Winner | 2005 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Golden Aries | Best Film | Aleksandr Sokurov, Igor Kalyonov, Andrey Sigle, Marco Müller, The Sun
Winner | 2005 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Golden Aries | Best Director | Aleksandr Sokurov, The Sun
Nominee | 2005 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Golden Aries | Best Script | Yuriy Arabov, The Sun
Nominee | 2005 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Golden Aries | Best Art Direction | Elena Zhukova, The Sun
Winner | 2005 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Golden Aries | Best Score | Andrey Sigle, The Sun
Winner | 2006 | Cahiers du Cinéma | Top 10 Film Award | Best Film | Aleksandr Sokurov, The Sun | Tied with Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
Nominee | 2023 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | White Elephant | Top 50 Russian Films of the Last 25 Years | The Sun | 13th place.

Italy: USD 141022
Domestic: USD 77303
Period: Dec 1 – 4, 2005 | Rank: 17 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 17 | Gross to date: USD 141022 | Interval gross: USD 30038 | Per theater average: USD 1766