Person

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Acting · 1901–1989 · Tokyo, Japan

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.

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  Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

  Self - Emperor of Japan 1926 - 1989 (archive footage)

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  Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

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  The Valour and the Horror

  Self (archive footage)

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  Mifune: The Last Samurai

  Self (archive footage)

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  FDR

  Self (archive footage)

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  Hiroshima

  Self (archive footage)

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  Without Reservations

  Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)

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  Tokyo Olympiad

  Self

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  December 7th

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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  Stalin's James Bond

  Self (archive footage)

• 2025Kamikaze: An Untold HistoryArchive
• 2024Atomic PeopleSelf (archive footage)
• 2024Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarSelf - Emperor of Japan 1926 - 1989 (archive footage)
• 2023Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerreSelf (archive footage)
• 2021Media Mafia: a Tale of Two NewspapersSelf (archive footage)
• 2019Greatest Events of World War II in ColourSelf (archive footage)
• 2017Stalin's James BondSelf (archive footage)
• 2016Mifune: The Last SamuraiSelf (archive footage)
• 2016Tokyo Trial: Judging JapanSelf (archive footage)
• 2011ReaganSelf (archive footage)
• 2005HiroshimaSelf (archive footage)
• 2001Pearl Harbor: Legacy of AttackSelf (archive footage)
• 1994FDRSelf (archive footage)
• 1992The Valour and the HorrorSelf (archive footage)
• 1989Death of Emperor ShowaSelf (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
• 1965Tokyo OlympiadSelf
• 1949MacArthur's Japanhimself
• 1946Without ReservationsNewsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1945Betrayal from the EastHirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1943December 7thSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1942The World at WarSelf (archive footage)
• 1941Warclouds in the PacificHimself (archive footage)
• 1939The Fight For PeaceSelf (archive footage)