"In 1989, Emperor Shōwa passed away. The procession was televised, and between 800,000 and 2 million people watched it in person."
Akihito
as Self (New Emperor)
Michiko
as Self (New Empress)
Naruhito
as Self (New Crown Prince)
Crown Prince Akishino
as Self (Prince Aya)
Sayoka Kuroda
as Self (Princess Nori)
Atsuko Ikeda
as Self (Former Princess Yori)
Prince Hitatchi
as Self
Princess Hitatchi
Takako Shimazu
as Self (Former Princess Suga)
Princess Takamatsu
Prince Mikasa
Princess Mikasa
Yasuko Konoe
as Self (Formerly Princess Yasuko of Mikasa)
Prince Tomohito of Mikasa
Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
Masako Sen
as Self (Formerly Princess Masako of Mikasa)
Prince Takamado
Princess Takamado
Takamasa Ikeda
as Self (Husband of Atsuko)
Hisanaga Shimazu
as Self (Husband of Takako)
Tadateru Konoe
as Self (Husband of Yasuko)
Masayuki Sen
as Self (Husband of Masako)
Noboru Takeshita
as Self (Prime Minister of Japan)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
as Self (Posthumously as the Taikō Tennō (departed Emperor))
Shōichi Fujimori
Director