Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Known for ActingBorn 1901-04-29Died 1989-01-07Tokyo, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Kamikaze: An Untold History

Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

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

Atomic People

The Fight For Peace

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Tokyo Olympiad

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Hiroshima

FDR

Stalin's James Bond

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

The World at War

Reagan

Betrayal from the East

Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers

Without Reservations

Warclouds in the Pacific

December 7th

The Valour and the Horror

Death of Emperor Showa

MacArthur's Japan