Emperor Hirohito of Japan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 29, 1901
- Died
- January 7, 1989 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, 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
Photos
Filmography
Kamikaze: An Untold History
Movie · as Archive
Atomic People
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Stalin's James Bond
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
JFK
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Reagan
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hiroshima
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Valour and the Horror
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Death of Emperor Showa
Movie · as Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
Tokyo Olympiad
Movie · as Self
MacArthur's Japan
Movie · as himself
Without Reservations
Movie · as Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
Movie · as Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
December 7th
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World at War
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Warclouds in the Pacific
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
The Fight For Peace
Movie · as Self (archive footage)