Questions tagged [empire-of-the-sun]
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Was the atomic bombing of Nagasaki visible from Shanghai, as in the film “Empire of the Sun”?
Near the end the film Empire of the Sun (Spielberg 1987), the protagonist finds himself in (or near) Shanghai. He then sees the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The bright light appears to be the pika ...
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Morse code from Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun - excellent movie. In one scene the character played by Christian Bale, Jim signals to the invading Japanese Fleet with morse code. Shortly after they start firing at the building ...
