Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 21, 1933
Died
Oct 22, 2016
Place of Birth
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Credits
133 titles
Mikijiro Hira
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mikijirō Hira (平 幹二朗 Hira Mikijirō) was a Japanese actor. Starting as a stage actor in the 1950s, he also worked in film and television and was active until the time of his death. From the 1970s he starred in several of Yukio Ninagawa's productions, including an acclaimed role as Macbeth. Described as "Japan's best Shakespearean actor", Hira received several awards throughout his career, including an excellence award at the 2011 National Arts Festival hosted by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs.
Known For
Filmography
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Holy Teacher
The Driver
Shigeru Saigo
The God of Risk
Tokuma Tendo
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
The Round Table
Ishita
The Eternal Zero
唐版 滝の白糸
Nameless Poison
Yoshichika Imada
Ninja Kids!!!
Onmitsu Hicho
Tibetan Dog
Adult Tenzin (voice)
13 Assassins
Lord Doi
Goemon
Rikyu Sen
Mission To Kill
AIBOU: The Movie
Kimihiko Mikuriya
Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
The Animal Trail
Kota Kito
Princess Raccoon
Azuchi Momoyama
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Masayuki Sanada
Yoshitsune
Goshirakawa Emperor
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Tanuma Okitsugu
Love & War of a Samurai
Pistol Opera
Goro Hanada
The Goblin of Mt. Kurama
Kenkaku Shōbai
Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
The Mystery of Rampo
Marquis Ogawara
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi
A Legend of Turmoil
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
Toshitaka Nagai
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
The Legend of Zipang
King of Zipang
さよなら李香蘭
Oración
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Yasumasa Hirai
Takeda Shingen
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
Takegoro Nozawa
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
Takegoro Nozawa
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!
Takegoro Nozawa
The Empty Table
Kawabe
Early Spring Story
Takenaka
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
The Street of Desire
Seijiro Igawa
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case