British boy in Shanghai, is separated from his parents when Japan invades China at the outset of WWII

C a s t

Christian Bale as Jim
John Malkovich as Basie
Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Victor
Nigel Havers as Dr. Rawlins
Joe Pantoliano as Frank Demarest
Leslie Phillips as Maxton
Masatô Ibu as Sgt. Nagata
Emily Richard as Jim's Mother
Rupert Frazer as Jim's Father
Peter Gale as Mr. Victor
Takatoro Kataoka as Kamikaze Boy Pilot
Ben Stiller as Dainty
David Neidorf asc Tiptree
Ralph Seymour as Cohen
Robert Stephens as Mr. Lockwood

Production Credits

Producers Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall
Director Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter Tom Stoppard based on the novel by J.G. Ballard