"The Sun" is the third part of the epic tetralogy of Aleksandr Sokurov, which also includes "Hammer", "Taurus" and "Faust". Japan, the last days of the second world war. Atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, complete surrender. What will it do, what decisions will the Leader of the nation - the emperor make - to save and unite the nation, to raise it from its knees?