Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Emperor Hirohito of 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.

  • Title: Emperor Hirohito of Japan
  • Popularity: 1.483
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1901-04-29
  • Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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  • Also Known As: 昭和天皇, 裕仁, Shōwa Tennō, Shōwa, Hiro-Hito, Hirohito
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Emperor Hirohito of Japan Movies

  • 1946
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    Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

    6.3 1946 HD

    Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who...

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  • 2021
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    Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers

    Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers

    5.5 2021 HD

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

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  • 1941
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    Warclouds in the Pacific

    Warclouds in the Pacific

    5 1941 HD

    This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak...

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  • 2023
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    Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

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

    8 2023 HD

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  • 2016
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    Mifune: The Last Samurai

    Mifune: The Last Samurai

    7.141 2016 HD

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

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  • 1942
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    The World at War

    The World at War

    6.8 1942 HD

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

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  • 1939
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    The Fight For Peace

    The Fight For Peace

    1 1939 HD

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

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  • 2013
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    Propaganda

    Propaganda

    8.1 2013 HD

    An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean...

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  • 1943
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    December 7th

    December 7th

    5.7 1943 HD

    "Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii...

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  • 2016
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    Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

    Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

    8 2016 HD

    The story of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, known as the Tokyo Trial, which, just after the Second World War, was established...

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  • 1945
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    Betrayal from the East

    Betrayal from the East

    5.8 1945 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    Stalin's James Bond

    Stalin's James Bond

    6.7 2017 HD

    An account of the troubled life of Richard Sorge (1895-1944), a Soviet spy of German origin who played a decisive role in the outcome of World War II.

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  • 2011
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    Reagan

    Reagan

    6.1 2011 HD

    Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president,...

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  • 1965
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    Tokyo Olympiad

    Tokyo Olympiad

    7.8 1965 HD

    This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive...

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  • 1992
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    The Valour and the Horror

    The Valour and the Horror

    1 1992 HD

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

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  • 2019
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    Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

    Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

    8.026 2019 HD

    Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole...

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