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.

Known for

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Kamikaze: An Untold History

2025 ⭐ 10.0

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Atomic People

2024 ⭐ 8.5

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Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

2023 ⭐ 8.0

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Stalin's James Bond

2017 ⭐ 6.7

Career timeline

2025

Kamikaze: An Untold History Notable

Archive · 2025

⭐ 10.0

2024

Atomic People Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2024

⭐ 8.5

2023

Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2023

⭐ 8.0

2021

Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers

Self (archive footage) · 2021

⭐ 5.5

2017

Stalin's James Bond

Self (archive footage) · 2017

⭐ 6.7

2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2016

⭐ 7.1

Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2016

⭐ 9.0

2011

Reagan

Self (archive footage) · 2011

⭐ 6.1

2005

Hiroshima Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2005

⭐ 7.1

2001

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

Self (archive footage) · 2001

⭐ 6.8

1989

Death of Emperor Showa

Self (Posthumously as the Taik · 1989

1965

Tokyo Olympiad Notable

Self · 1965

⭐ 7.7

1946

Without Reservations

Newsreel (archive footage) (un · 1946

⭐ 6.2

1945

Betrayal from the East

Hirohito (archive footage) (un · 1945

⭐ 6.4

1943

December 7th

Self (archive footage) (uncred · 1943

⭐ 5.8

1942

The World at War

Self (archive footage) · 1942

⭐ 6.8

1939

The Fight For Peace Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1939

⭐ 9.0

Frequently appears with

Togo Igawa

Self - Narrator (voice)

Douglas MacArthur

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John Wayne

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

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Kamikaze: An Untold History

2025 ⭐ 10.0

HD

Atomic People

2024 ⭐ 8.5

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Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

2023 ⭐ 8.0

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Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers

2021 ⭐ 5.5

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Stalin's James Bond

2017 ⭐ 6.7

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Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016 ⭐ 7.1

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Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

2016 ⭐ 9.0

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Reagan

2011 ⭐ 6.1

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Hiroshima

2005 ⭐ 7.1

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Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

2001 ⭐ 6.8

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Death of Emperor Showa

1989

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Tokyo Olympiad

1965 ⭐ 7.7

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Without Reservations

1946 ⭐ 6.2

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Betrayal from the East

1945 ⭐ 6.4

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December 7th

1943 ⭐ 5.8

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The World at War

1942 ⭐ 6.8

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The Fight For Peace

1939 ⭐ 9.0