Emperor Hirohito of Japan
The 124th Emperor of Japan, Emperor Shōwa reigned from 1926 until 1989, becoming one of the longest-serving monarchs in recorded world history.
Emperor Hirohito of Japan - Personal Information
- Name: Emperor Hirohito of Japan
- Date of Birth: April 29, 1901
- Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
- Date of Death: January 7, 1989
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
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.
Selected Filmography
A selection of documentary and archival appearances featuring Emperor Hirohito across film and television.
- Kamikaze: An Untold History (2025) as Archive
- Atomic People (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Greatest Events of World War II in Colour (TV - 2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Stalin's James Bond (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Reagan (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Hiroshima (2005) as Self (archive footage)
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