Mikijiro Hira
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-11-21
Day of Death
2016-10-22 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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
Acting
(2015)
The Driver
as Shigeru Saigo
(2015)
(2014)
The Round Table
as Ishita
(2013)
(2011)
Tibetan Dog
as Adult Tenzin (voice)
(2011)
(2011)
(2010)
13 Assassins
as Lord Doi
(2009)
Goemon
as Rikyu Sen
(2008)
AIBOU: The Movie
as Kimihiko Mikuriya
(2006)
(2005)
Azumi 2: Death or Love
as Masayuki Sanada
(2005)
Princess Raccoon
as Azuchi Momoyama
(2005)
(2004)
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
as Tanuma Okitsugu
(2001)
Pistol Opera
as Goro Hanada
(2001)
(1998)
(1996)
(1995)
(1993)
(1992)
(1991)
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
as Toshitaka Nagai
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
The Legend of Zipang
as King of Zipang
(1988)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Yasumasa Hirai
(1988)
(1987)
(1985)
Early Spring Story
as Takenaka
(1985)
(1985)
The Empty Table
as Kawabe
(1984)
The Street of Desire
as Seijiro Igawa
(1983)
Battle Anthem
as Emperor Meiji
(1983)
Amagi Pass
as Kenzo Onodera
(1983)
(1983)
The Bored Samurai
as Saotome Mondonosuke
(1983)
(1983)
誰もが信じられない！
as Kotaro, Iga Kanko's president
(1983)
(1983)
(1982)
(1982)
(1982)
(1982)
The Shootout
as Takeda
(1982)
(1982)
(1981)
Willful Murder
as Okuno
(1981)
(1981)
(1980)
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
as Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)
(1977)
Utamaro's World
as Yume no ukihashi
(1977)
(1976)
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
as Yugaku Ohara
(1969)
Thousand Cranes
as Kikuji Mitani
(1969)
(1968)
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
(1967)
Three Faces of Love
as Kenkichi Katsuma
(1967)
Portrait of Chieko
as Ishii
(1967)
(1966)
The Face of Another
as Dr. Hori
(1966)
(1966)
Warm Current
as Yuzo Hibiki
(1965)
Sword of the Beast
as Yuuki Gennosuke
(1965)
Illusion of Blood
as Sato Yomoshichi
(1965)
(1964)
Three Outlaw Samurai
as Einosuke Kikyo
(1964)
The Shape of Night
as Eiji Kitami
(1964)
(1964)
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
as Yoshioka Denshichiro
(1964)
Adventures of Zatoichi
as Gounosuke
(1964)
(1964)
(1963)
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Yoshioka Denshichiro
(1963)
Sasuke and His Comedians
as Hanzo Hattori
(1963)
(1963)
League of Gangsters
as Miyajima
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Lady Sen and Hideyori
as Sakazaki Dewanokami
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1961)
The Orphan Brother
as Jirô, eldest son (voice)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
The South Sea Wolf
as Takayanagi Kujuro
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
The Red Shadow
as Jûrôzaemon Mizuno
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1956)