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Emperor Hirohito

Date released

7 May 1967

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

67/37

NoS ID

112578

Story no

3 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Emperor Hirohito celebrates his 66th birthday at home in the land of the rising sun.

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Hirohito Documentaries (2007)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 120 minutes), $9.99

Three documentaries on Emperor Hirohito who ruled Japan from December 25, 1926 until his death in 1989. His reign was the longest of any historical Japanese emperor, and he oversaw many significant changes...

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Emperor Hirohito birthday (1980)

Genre

News report; Special

Report on reaction in Japan to the 79th birthday of Emperor Hirohito. Includes noise of supporters outside the Royal Palace. Male reporter not identified.

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Hirohito: Behind the Myth (1989 Video)

Producer

Anthony Geffen

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Journalist Edward Behr traces the life of Emperor Hirohito of Japan from a traumatic childhood to remote god-emperor and looks at how a skilled public relations operation turned one of the world’s most...

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Roving Camera Reports: Hirohito Visits His Ancestors

Date released

17 Dec 1945

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1247

NoS ID

064889

Story no

3 / 9

Extras

1 film clip

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News in Brief

Date released

22 Dec 1947

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1819

NoS ID

149743

Story no

5 / 6

Hirohito visits Hiroshima.

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hirohito Confesses War Loss

Date released

17 Dec 1945

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

863

NoS ID

013654

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hirohito Confesses War Loss. DESCRIPTION: The Emperor of Japan visits the shrine of his father to report to his ancestors on the loss of the war. SHOTLIST: KS Mount Fujiyama. Shots of...

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People in the News

Date released

1 Jun 1950

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

50/44

NoS ID

103502

Story no

5 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Hirohito’s daughter weds commoner.

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Funeral of Emperor Hirohito (1989)

Genre

News report

Gareth Furby reports from Tokyo on the funeral of Japan’s Emperor Hirohito and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s participation in the funeral, including his refusal to bow to the coffin. Chanting heard...

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Prince of Japan

Date released

30 Dec 1926

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

801-1

NoS ID

130973

Story no

3 / 6

Hirohito is the new Emperor of Japan. Scenes of Hirohito at Gibraltar in 1921.

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