Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Personal Info

Birthday

April 29, 1901

Day of Death

1989-01-07

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

昭和天皇

裕仁

Shōwa Tennō

Shōwa

Hiro-Hito

Hirohito

히로히토 천황

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

Without Reservations

Betrayal from the East

Kamikaze: An Untold History

Filmography

2025
Kamikaze: An Untold History
as Archive
2024
Atomic People
as Self (archive footage)
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)
2017
Stalin's James Bond
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self (archive footage)
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Propaganda
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
as Self (archive footage)
1965
Tokyo Olympiad
as Self
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)