Emperor vs My Way
My Way has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.1/10 for Emperor). Emperor is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 17m. My Way is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Emperor
My Way| Emperor | My Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 17m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Peter Webber | Kang Je-kyu |
| Main cast | Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi | Kim In-kwon, Jang Dong-gun, Taro Yamamoto, Kim Hie-won, Fan Bingbing |
Synopsis
Emperor
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
My Way
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.