Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Acting
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
2025Kamikaze: An Untold History
Archive
2024Atomic People
Self (archive footage)
2023Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
Self (archive footage)
2021Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
Self (archive footage)
2017Stalin's James Bond
Self (archive footage)
2016Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self (archive footage)
2016Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Self (archive footage)
2011Reagan
Self (archive footage)
2005Hiroshima
Self (archive footage)
2001Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
Self (archive footage)
1989Death of Emperor Showa
Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
1965Tokyo Olympiad
Self
1946Without Reservations
Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945Betrayal from the East
Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943December 7th
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942The World at War
Self (archive footage)
1939The Fight For Peace
Self (archive footage)