Acting
Mikijiro Hira
Also Known As: 平 幹二朗, 平干二朗, Микидзиро Хира
Birth Date
November 21, 1933
Death Date
October 22, 2016
(passed away at 82)
Place of Birth
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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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.
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Mission To Kill
2009 • 1 episode
Yoshitsune
Goshirakawa Emperor
2005 • 49 episodes
The Eternal Zero
2013
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Holy Teacher
2016 • 4 episodes
Takeda Shingen
1988 • 50 episodes
Kunitori Monogatari
Saito Dosan
1973 • 51 episodes
Mominoki wa Nokotta
Harada Kai
1970 • 52 episodes
13 Assassins
Lord Doi
2010
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Mojiwaka
1972 • 26 episodes
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Masayuki Sanada
2005
Goemon
Rikyu Sen
2009
Kenkaku Shōbai
1998 • 10 episodes
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
1987
Nameless Poison
Yoshichika Imada
2013 • 11 episodes
The Face of Another
Dr. Hori
1966
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
1968
The Animal Trail
Kota Kito
2006 • 9 episodes
The God of Risk
Tokuma Tendo
2015 • 10 episodes
Tibetan Dog
Adult Tenzin (voice)
2011
Princess Raccoon
Azuchi Momoyama
2005