The Emperor (1967) Facts
| Director(s) | Kihachi Okamoto |
| Producer(s) | Tomoyuki Tanaka, Sanezumi Fujimoto |
| Featured Cast | Takashi Shimura |
| Total Facts | 2 |
Hakuô Matsumoto plays the Emperor Hirohito in this film, the first time Hirohito (or any living Japanese emperor) was played by a Japanese actor in a Japanese film. Matsumoto subsequently portrayed Hirohito's grandfather, the Meiji Emperor, in Nihonkai daikaisen.
This film was produced to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Toho Studios.