Actor
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
125 years · Tokyo, Japan · 17 films
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.
Best known for
Hiroshima
2005 · Self (archive footage)
On Tubi TV
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016 · Self (archive footage)
On History Vault
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Self
On HBO Max
December 7th
1943 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
On HBO Max
Without Reservations
1946 · Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
On Tubi TV
Reagan
2011 · Self (archive footage)
On Amazon Prime Video
Filmography 17
Kamikaze: An Untold History
2025 · Archive
Atomic People
2024 · Self (archive footage)
On WETA+
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Stalin's James Bond
2017 · Self (archive footage)
On Tubi TV
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016 · Self (archive footage)
On History Vault
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
2016 · Self (archive footage)
Reagan
2011 · Self (archive footage)
On Amazon Prime Video
Hiroshima
2005 · Self (archive footage)
On Tubi TV
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Death of Emperor Showa
1989 · Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Self
On HBO Max
Without Reservations
1946 · Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
On Tubi TV
Betrayal from the East
1945 · Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
December 7th
1943 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
On HBO Max
The World at War
1942 · Self (archive footage)
On Tubi TV
The Fight For Peace
1939 · Self (archive footage)