Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Born: 1901-04-29

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.


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December 7th

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1943-03-01

"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the...

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Propaganda

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2013-02-14

An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture...

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Mifune: The Last Samurai

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-12-02

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most...

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Without Reservations

as Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1946-05-13

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...

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Tokyo Olympiad

as Self
Released: 1965-03-20

This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the...

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Reagan

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2011-02-07

Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern...

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

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-10-29

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Stalin's James Bond

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-12-30

An account of the troubled life of Richard Sorge (1895-1944), a Soviet spy of German origin who...

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Betrayal from the East

as Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1945-04-24

A carnival showman tries to keep Japanese spies from sabotaging the Panama Canal.

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The Fight For Peace

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1939-01-01

A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and...

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Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-01-01

The 100 years of history of the Chosun Ilbo and the Dong-A Ilbo show that wrong press can be a...

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The World at War

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1942-09-18

Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.

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Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2016-05-22

The story of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, known as the Tokyo Trial,...

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Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2019-07-12

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from...

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The Valour and the Horror

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1992-01-12

Mini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.

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