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.
TV Shows(2)
Movies(19)
Kamikaze: An Untold History
Archive
2025
Atomic People
Self (archive footage)
2024
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
Self (archive footage)
2023
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
Self (archive footage)
2021
Stalin's James Bond
Self (archive footage)
2017
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self (archive footage)
2016
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Self (archive footage)
2016
Reagan
Self (archive footage)
2011
Hiroshima
Self (archive footage)
2005
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
Self (archive footage)
2001
Death of Emperor Showa
Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
1989
Tokyo Olympiad
Self
1965
MacArthur's Japan
himself
1949
Without Reservations
Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
1946
Betrayal from the East
Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945
December 7th
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
The World at War
Self (archive footage)
1942
Warclouds in the Pacific
Himself (archive footage)
1941
The Fight For Peace
Self (archive footage)
1939