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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Without Reservations
as Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
1946
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Warclouds in the Pacific
as Himself (archive footage)
1941
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The World at War
as Self (archive footage)
1942
The Fight For Peace
as Self (archive footage)
1939
December 7th
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Betrayal from the East
as Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945
Stalin's James Bond
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Tokyo Olympiad
as Self
1965
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Kamikaze: An Untold History
as Archive
2025
Atomic People
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Death of Emperor Showa
as Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
1989
Hiroshima
as Self (archive footage)
2005
MacArthur's Japan
as himself
1949
