Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1901-04-29
Day of Death
1989-01-07
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
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.
Filmography (19)
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Archive
Kamikaze: An Untold History
2025
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Atomic People
2024
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
2023
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
2021
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Stalin's James Bond
2017
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
2016
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Reagan
2011
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Hiroshima
2005
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
2001
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
Death of Emperor Showa
1989
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Self
Tokyo Olympiad
1965No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
himself
MacArthur's Japan
1949
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
