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Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

April 29, 1901

Died

January 7, 1989 (age 87)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

昭和天皇

裕仁

Shōwa Tennō

Shōwa

Hiro-Hito

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

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

Self (archive footage)

2005

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Self (archive footage)

2019

The Valour and the Horror

The Valour and the Horror

Self (archive footage)

1992

Without Reservations

Without Reservations

Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)

1946

Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad

Self

1965

Reagan

Reagan

Self (archive footage)

2011

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Self (archive footage)

2016

December 7th

December 7th

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1943

Betrayal from the East

Betrayal from the East

Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)

1945

The Fight For Peace

The Fight For Peace

Self (archive footage)

1939

Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers

Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers

Self (archive footage)

2021

Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

Self (archive footage)

2016

Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

Self (archive footage)

2023

Stalin's James Bond

Stalin's James Bond

Self (archive footage)

2017

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

Self (archive footage)

2001

Atomic People

Atomic People

Self (archive footage)

2024

Kamikaze: An Untold History

Kamikaze: An Untold History

Archive

2025

The World at War

The World at War

Self (archive footage)

1942

Warclouds in the Pacific

Himself (archive footage)

1941

MacArthur's Japan

himself

1949

Filmography

2025FilmKamikaze: An Untold Historyas Archive 2024FilmAtomic Peopleas Self (archive footage)2023FilmLe Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerreas Self (archive footage)2021FilmMedia Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapersas Self (archive footage)2019TVGreatest Events of World War II in Colouras Self (archive footage)2017FilmStalin's James Bondas Self (archive footage)2016FilmMifune: The Last Samuraias Self (archive footage)2016FilmTokyo Trial: Judging Japanas Self (archive footage)2011FilmReaganas Self (archive footage)2005FilmHiroshimaas Self (archive footage)2001FilmPearl Harbor: Legacy of Attackas Self (archive footage)1992TVThe Valour and the Horroras Self (archive footage)1989FilmDeath of Emperor Showaas Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))1965FilmTokyo Olympiadas Self 1949FilmMacArthur's Japanas himself 1946FilmWithout Reservationsas Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)1945FilmBetrayal from the Eastas Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)1943FilmDecember 7thas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1942FilmThe World at Waras Self (archive footage)1941FilmWarclouds in the Pacificas Himself (archive footage)1939FilmThe Fight For Peaceas Self (archive footage)