Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 29, 1901
Died
Jan 07, 1989
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
22 titles
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Biography
Emperor Shōwa (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name Hirohito, was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was succeeded by his fifth child and eldest son, Akihito. By 1979, Hirohito was the only monarch in the world with the title "emperor". He was the longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world.
Known For
Filmography
Kamikaze: An Untold History
Archive
Atomic People
Self (archive footage)
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Self - Emperor of Japan 1926 - 1989 (archive footage)
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
Self (archive footage)
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
Self (archive footage)
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
Self (archive footage)
Stalin's James Bond
Self (archive footage)
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self (archive footage)
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Self (archive footage)
Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Hiroshima
Self (archive footage)
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
Self (archive footage)
The Valour and the Horror
Self (archive footage)
Death of Emperor Showa
Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
Tokyo Olympiad
Self
MacArthur's Japan
himself
Without Reservations
Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
December 7th
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World at War
Self (archive footage)
Warclouds in the Pacific
Himself (archive footage)
The Fight For Peace
Self (archive footage)