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.
Acted in 3
2020s
- 2025
Kamikaze: An Untold History
Archive
1940s
- 1946
- 1945
Betrayal from the East
Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
Appearances18
2020s
- 2024
Atomic People
Self (archive footage)
- 2023
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
Stalin's James Bond
Self (archive footage)
- 2016
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self (archive footage)
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Self (archive footage)
- 2013
JFK
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 2011
Reagan
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2005
- 2001
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1992
The Valour and the Horror
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
1980s
- 1989
Death of Emperor Showa
Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
1960s
- 1965
1940s
- 1943
- 1942
1930s
- 1939
The Fight For Peace
Self (archive footage)