TY - ADVS AU - Spielberg,Stephen AU - Bale,Christian AU - Malkovich,John AU - Richardson,Miranda AU - Ballard,J.G. TI - Empire of the sun PY - 1987/// [rereleased 200?] CY - [US] PB - Warner N1 - Film originally released in 1987; Disc one: Feature film - Disc two: The China odessey documentary; Theatrical trailer; Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by J.G. Ballard; Cast includes Christian Bale, John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson; Certificate PG as it contains moderate violence N2 - A young boy brought up in a well-off family in Shanghai finds himself alone during the Second World War. After fending for himself, he is picked up by the authorities and taken to a Japanese internment camp. Here he has some harrowing experiences but also makes some useful friends ER -