Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Also Known As: 昭和天皇, 裕仁, Shōwa Tennō, Shōwa, Hiro-Hito, Hirohito, 히로히토 천황
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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: April 29, 1901
Age: 124 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 07, 1989
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Without Reservations
Overview: 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 don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-13
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Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers
Overview: The 100 years of history of the Chosun Ilbo and the Dong-A Ilbo show that wrong press can be a social weapon.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2021-01-01
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Warclouds in the Pacific
Overview: 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 of World War II. Facing the greatest threat in their history, the democracies of the Pacific took careful stock of this new Japan and its strength, and erected a vast system of defence across the world's greatest ocean.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-24
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Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
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Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-10-29
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Mifune: The Last Samurai
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-02
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The World at War
Overview: Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-09-18
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The Fight For Peace
Overview: A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-01
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Propaganda
Overview: 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 perspective.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-14
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December 7th
Overview: "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 and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.
Genres: History War Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-03-01
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Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Overview: 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 in Japan as a special jurisdiction in 1946 (it was closed in 1948) to judge the war crimes of the Japanese leaders; and how and why officials in Washington prevented Emperor Hirohito to be seen sat on the bench.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-05-22
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Betrayal from the East
Overview: A carnival showman tries to keep Japanese spies from sabotaging the Panama Canal.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-04-24
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Stalin's James Bond
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2017-12-30
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Reagan
Overview: 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, Ronald Reagan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-07
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Tokyo Olympiad
Overview: 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 events. Highlights include an epic pole-vaulting match between West Germany and America, and the final marathon race through Tokyo's streets. Two athletes are highlighted: Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who receives his second gold medal, and runner Ahamed Isa from Chad, representing a country younger than he is.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-03-20
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Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
Overview: Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw. National Geographic delves into the untold storylines and unresolved mysteries surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Oceanographer Robert Ballard dives deep into the waters of the harbor to find the remains of a Japanese sub and closely examine the famous wreckage of the USS Arizona. This footage is mixed with interviews with survivors of the attack.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-27
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