Acting
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
JA, FR, KO, DE cinema · 19 credits
Born
29 April 1901
Died
7 January 1989 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as 昭和天皇 · 裕仁 · Shōwa Tennō · Shōwa · Hiro-Hito · Hirohito
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
as Archive
Atomic People
as Self (archive footage)
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
as Self (archive footage)
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
as Self (archive footage)
Stalin's James Bond
as Self (archive footage)
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self (archive footage)
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
as Self (archive footage)
Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Hiroshima
as Self (archive footage)
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
as Self (archive footage)
Death of Emperor Showa
as Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
Tokyo Olympiad
as Self
Without Reservations
as Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
as Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
December 7th
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World at War
as Self (archive footage)
Warclouds in the Pacific
1941
Warclouds in the Pacific
as Himself (archive footage)
The Fight For Peace
as Self (archive footage)