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Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Born 1901-04-29Tokyo, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Kamikaze: An Untold HistoryArchiveAtomic PeopleSelf (archive footage)Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerreSelf (archive footage)Media Mafia: a Tale of Two NewspapersSelf (archive footage)Stalin's James BondSelf (archive footage)Mifune: The Last SamuraiSelf (archive footage)Tokyo Trial: Judging JapanSelf (archive footage)ReaganSelf (archive footage)HiroshimaSelf (archive footage)Pearl Harbor: Legacy of AttackSelf (archive footage)FDRSelf (archive footage)Death of Emperor ShowaSelf (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))Tokyo OlympiadSelfMacArthur's JapanhimselfWithout ReservationsNewsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)Betrayal from the EastHirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)December 7thSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)The World at WarSelf (archive footage)Warclouds in the PacificHimself (archive footage)The Fight For PeaceSelf (archive footage)