Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Known for

Acting

Born

April 29, 1901

Birthplace

Tokyo, Japan

Died

January 7, 1989 (aged 87)

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.

Best known work

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

2019

Hiroshima

2005

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

Tokyo Olympiad

1965

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

2024

December 7th

1943

Without Reservations

1946

Reagan

2011

Warclouds in the Pacific

1941

Atomic People

2024

Filmography

2025
Kamikaze: An Untold History
as Archive
2024
Atomic People
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarTV
as Self - Emperor of Japan 1926 - 1989 (archive footage) (1 episode)
2023
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Greatest Events of World War II in ColourTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2017
Stalin's James Bond
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Hiroshima
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
as Self (archive footage)
1992
The Valour and the HorrorTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
1989
Death of Emperor Showa
as Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
1965
Tokyo Olympiad
as Self
1949
MacArthur's Japan
as himself
1946
Without Reservations
as Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945
Betrayal from the East
as Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
December 7th
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942
The World at War
as Self (archive footage)
1941
Warclouds in the Pacific
as Himself (archive footage)
1939
The Fight For Peace
as Self (archive footage)