Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Acting
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
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movieAtomic People
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieLe Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieMedia Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
2021
Self (archive footage)
tvGreatest Events of World War II in Colour
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieStalin's James Bond
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieMifune: The Last Samurai
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieTokyo Trial: Judging Japan
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieReagan
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieHiroshima
2005
Self (archive footage)
moviePearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieFDR
1994
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Valour and the Horror
1992
Self (archive footage)
movieDeath of Emperor Showa
1989
Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
movieWithout Reservations
1946
Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBetrayal from the East
1945
Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieDecember 7th
1943
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe World at War
1942
Self (archive footage)
Warclouds in the Pacific
1941
Himself (archive footage)
movieThe Fight For Peace
1939
Self (archive footage)