TY - GEN N2 - The story of a British 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. DO - 00883929091539 DO - gtin-14 AB - The story of a British 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. T1 - Empire of the sun / DA - ©2009. CY - Burbank, Calif. : AU - Spielberg, Steven, AU - Kennedy, Kathleen, AU - Marshall, Frank. AU - Stoppard, Tom. AU - Shapiro, Robert, AU - Bale, Christian, AU - Malkovich, John. AU - Richardson, Miranda. AU - Havers, Nigel, AU - Daviau, Allen. AU - Williams, John, AU - Ballard, J. G., CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 PB - Warner Home Video : PB - Warner Bros. Entertainment, PP - Burbank, Calif. : LA - eng LA - fre LA - English (Dolby surround 5.1 or Dolby surround stereo) or French dialogue (Dolby surround stereo); Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai or English subtitles. LA - Closed-captioned. PY - ©2009. N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. N1 - Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard. N1 - Special features: Behind the scenes documentary The China odyssey: Empire of the sun, a film by Steven Spielberg; theatrical trailer. ID - 852082 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Boys KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - World War, 1939-1945 SN - 1419887254 SN - 9781419887253 TI - Empire of the sun / ER -