Emperor Hirohito of 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.
Filmography (21 titles)
10.0MovieKamikaze: An Untold History
Archive · 2025
8.5MovieAtomic People
Self (archive footage) · 2024
8.7MovieLe Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
Self (archive footage) · 2023
5.5MovieMedia Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
Self (archive footage) · 2021
8.0ShowGreatest Events of World War II in Colour
Self (archive footage) · 2019
6.7MovieStalin's James Bond
Self (archive footage) · 2017
7.1MovieMifune: The Last Samurai
Self (archive footage) · 2016
9.0MovieTokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Self (archive footage) · 2016
6.1MovieReagan
Self (archive footage) · 2011
7.2MovieHiroshima
Self (archive footage) · 2005
6.8MoviePearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
Self (archive footage) · 2001
ShowThe Valour and the Horror
Self (archive footage) · 1992
MovieDeath of Emperor Showa
Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor)) · 1989
7.7MovieTokyo Olympiad
Self · 1965
MacArthur's Japan
himself · 1949
6.2MovieWithout Reservations
Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1946
6.4MovieBetrayal from the East
Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1945
5.8MovieDecember 7th
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1943
6.8MovieThe World at War
Self (archive footage) · 1942
Warclouds in the Pacific
Himself (archive footage) · 1941
9.0MovieThe Fight For Peace
Self (archive footage) · 1939