leave aside the drawback and deficiency of the film mention by other viewer i must say that it seem to me a film about power and which be in my opinion one of the most luring illusion . i saw the drama of an emperor and people . it seem to me that the director want to pose a question of what the benefit of nation be and what the price of happiness for all be . be there justification for the enforced benefit and happiness . how much can be forfeit for the nation security and peaceful existence . be the idea of a powerful would be empire worth reduce to misery and kill thousand of it citizen now . it seem to me that the emperor himself do not know the answer and seek to learn it all the time the film run . he be desperately torn between these desire and at the same time psychologically harass by the discovery of his true origin . he seem to half hate his subject for have to renounce his father and his love and half love the people a a good emperor should . no wonder his action be controversial and emotion confuse . it seem to me that a another film present the problem of power of man over other men the film be a success .