Hirohito: Behind the Myth

Synopsis: 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 hated men into a benevolent patriarch. Uses eyewitness accounts, diaries of contemporaries privy to Hirohito in key situations, wartime records and previously unseen archive film.
Series: Behind the Myth, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.
Year of production: 1989
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC1 on 24/1/89.
Subjects: History
Keywords: biographies; Hirohito (1901-1989); Japan

Producer

Anthony Geffen

Cast

Edward Behr

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