Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Biography
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-r...
Also Known As
昭和天皇, 裕仁, Shōwa Tennō, Shōwa, Hiro-Hito
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Emperor Hirohito of Japan's Movies
Hiroshima
06 Aug 2005
Mifune: The Last Samurai
02 Dec 2016
Tokyo Olympiad
20 Mar 1965
December 7th
01 Mar 1943
Reagan
07 Feb 2011
Without Reservations
13 May 1946
Warclouds in the Pacific
24 Dec 1941
Atomic People
13 Jun 2024
Betrayal from the East
24 Apr 1945
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
22 May 2016
Stalin's James Bond
30 Dec 2017
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
01 Jan 2021
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
29 Oct 2023
The World at War
18 Sept 1942
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
27 May 2001
Kamikaze: An Untold History
28 Jul 2025
The Fight For Peace
01 Jan 1939
Death of Emperor Showa
24 Feb 1989
MacArthur's Japan
01 Jan 1949
