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    1989-01-07

    1901-04-29125 years, 6 months, and 9 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Tokyo, Japan

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    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-reigning monarchs in the world.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 23

    Title
    Without Reservations
    Newsreel (archive footage) (uncredited)
    6.3
    1946-05-13
    1.8946
    Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
    Self (archive footage)
    5.5
    2021-01-01
    0.355
    Warclouds in the Pacific
    Himself (archive footage)
    6.1
    1941-12-24
    0.3844
    Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
    Self (archive footage)
    8.7
    2023-10-29
    0.7904
    Mifune: The Last Samurai
    Self (archive footage)
    7
    2016-12-02
    1.4737
    The World at War
    Self (archive footage)
    6.8
    1942-09-18
    0.7271
    The Fight For Peace
    Self (archive footage)
    9
    1939-01-01
    0.6812
    December 7th
    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
    5.8
    1943-03-01
    0.6332
    Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
    Self (archive footage)
    9
    2016-05-22
    0.936
    Betrayal from the East
    Hirohito (archive footage) (uncredited)
    6.4
    1945-04-24
    0.8572
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