SERIES / 2019

Emperor Akihito

★ 9.01h 13mDocumentary

Akihito, the Emperor of Japan, abdicated on April 30, 2019. This 3-parts NHK World documentary series chronicles the life of a former "divine child" who became the symbol of the Japanese State when he ascended the throne in 1989.

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CAST

Faces behind the story

Dawn Matus

Narrator (voice)

Akihito

Self (archive footage)

Michiko

Self (archive footage)

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