Mikijiro Hira
Acting
Born: 1933-11-21 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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
Tibetan Dog
Adult Tenzin (voice)
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Holy Teacher
13 Assassins
Lord Doi
The Empty Table
Kawabe
Yoshitsune
Goshirakawa Emperor
Mission To Kill
Portrait of Chieko
Ishii
Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Nobutora
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Mojiwaka
The Eternal Zero
The Animal Trail
Kota Kito
Kunitori Monogatari
Saito Dosan
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Masayuki Sanada
The Face of Another
Dr. Hori
Mominoki wa Nokotta
Harada Kai
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh
Yugaku Ohara
Oración
Sky Scraper!
The Shootout
Takeda
The Great Killing
Utamaro's World
Yume no ukihashi
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
Nameless Poison
Yoshichika Imada
ゴメスの名はゴメス
Two Poor Ronins
The Red Shadow
Jûrôzaemon Mizuno
The Inheritance
Ninja Kids!!!
I'll Cry Alone
The God of Risk
Tokuma Tendo
The Shape of Night
Eiji Kitami
Battle Anthem
Emperor Meiji
The Third Ninja
Tokyo Untouchables
Goemon
Rikyu Sen