[Solved] Who was the big-name director of the 1987 movie “Empire of the Sun,” about a British boy who is separated from his parents in Shanghai during WWII?

The Question: Who was the big-name director of the 1987 movie “Empire of the Sun,” about a British boy who is separated from his parents in Shanghai during WWII?

George Lucas
Martin Scorsese
Steven Spielberg
Ron Howard
Clint Eastwood

The correct answer is Steven Spielberg.