Mikijiro Hira

Personal Info

Birthday

November 21, 1933

Day of Death

2016-10-22

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

平幹二朗

平干二朗

Микидзиро Хира

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

Yoshitsune

Takeda Shingen

Kunitori Monogatari

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

13 Assassins

Nemuri Kyoshiro

The Animal Trail

Azumi 2: Death or Love

Filmography

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