Cast and crew
Empire of the Sun (1987)
43 cast and 29 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast43
Christian BaleJim
John MalkovichBasie
Miranda RichardsonMrs. Victor
Nigel HaversDr. Rawlins
Joe PantolianoFrank Demarest
Leslie PhillipsMaxton
Masatô IbuSgt. Nagata
Emily RichardJim's Mother
Rupert FrazerJim's Father- Peter GaleMr. Victor
Takatarô KataokaKamikaze Boy Pilot
Ben StillerDainty
David NeidorfTiptree
Ralph SeymourCohen- Robert StephensMr. Lockwood
- Zhai NaisheYang
- Guts IshimatsuSgt. Uchida
- Emma PiperAmy Matthews
- James WalkerMr. Radik
- Jack DearloveSinging Prisoner
- Anna TurnerMrs. Gilmour
- Ann CastleMrs. Phillips
- Yvonne GilanMrs. Lockwood
- Ralph MichaelMr. Partridge
- Sybil MaasMrs. Hug
- Eric FlynnBritish Prisoner
- James GreeneBritish Prisoner
- Simon HarrisonBritish Prisoner
- Barrie HoughtonBritish Prisoner
- Paula HamiltonBritish Prisoner
- Thea RanftBritish Prisoner
- Tony BonczaBritish Prisoner
- Nigel LeachBritish Prisoner
- Sheridan ForbesBritish Prisoner
Peter CopleyBritish Prisoner- Barbara BoltonBritish Prisoner
- Francesca LongriggBritish Prisoner
- Samantha WardenBritish Prisoner
- Burt KwoukMr. Chen
- Tom DanaherColonel Marshall
Paul McGannLieutenant Price- Marc de JongeFrenchman
- John MooreMr. Pym
Crew29
Directing
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Steve HardingAssistant Director
- Nik KordaAssistant Director
- Ken ShaneThird Assistant Director
- Roy ButtonSecond Assistant Director
- David TomblinFirst Assistant Director
- Tim LewisThird Assistant Director
Writing
- J.G. BallardNovel
- Tom StoppardScreenplay
Production
- Robert ShapiroExecutive Producer
- Steven SpielbergProducer
- Frank MarshallProducer
- Kathleen KennedyProducer
Camera
- Allen DaviauDirector of Photography
Editing
- Michael KahnEditor
Sound and music
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Alan L. NinebergADR Editor
- Alexander CourageOrchestrator
Art
- Norman ReynoldsProduction Design
- Charles BishopSupervising Art Director
- Fred HoleArt Direction
- Harry CordwellSet Decoration
- Gavin BocquetAssistant Art Director
- Miguel ChangAssistant Art Director
- Cliff RobinsonAssistant Art Director
Costume and make-up
- Graham ChurchyardAssistant Costume Designer
- Bob RingwoodCostume Design
Crew
- Juan Estelrich ReveszSecond Unit
- Vic ArmstrongStunt Coordinator