1901-04-29 Tokyo, Japan
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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Kamikaze: An Untold History | Archive | 2025-07-28 |
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Atomic People | Self (archive footage) | 2024-06-13 |
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Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre | Self (archive footage) | 2023-10-29 |
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족벌: 두 신문 이야기 | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-01 |
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Richard Sorge - Stalins James Bond | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-30 |
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De Nuremberg à Tokyo | Self (archive footage) | 2016-05-22 |
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Mifune: The Last Samurai | Self (archive footage) | 2016-12-02 |
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Reagan | Self (archive footage) | 2011-02-07 |
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Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack | Self (archive footage) | 2001-05-27 |
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昭和天皇崩御 | Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor)) | 1989-02-24 |
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東京オリンピック | Self | 1965-03-20 |
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Without Reservations | Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
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Betrayal from the East | Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1945-04-24 |
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December 7th | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1943-03-01 |
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The World at War | Self (archive footage) | 1942-09-18 |
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Warclouds in the Pacific | Himself (archive footage) | 1941-12-24 |
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The Fight For Peace | Self (archive footage) | 1939-01-01 |