Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 21, 1933
Place of Birth:
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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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
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | Holy Teacher |
| 2015 | The God of Risk | Tokuma Tendo |
| 2013 | Nameless Poison | Yoshichika Imada |
| 2009 | Mission To Kill | |
| 2006 | The Animal Trail | Kota Kito |
| 2005 | Yoshitsune | Goshirakawa Emperor |
| 2003 | Love & War of a Samurai | |
| 1998 | Kenkaku Shōbai | |
| 1993 | Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword | Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi |
| 1989 | さよなら李香蘭 | |
| 1988 | Takeda Shingen | |
| 1988 | Takeda Shingen | Takeda Nobutora |
| 1987 | Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu | |
| 1973 | Kunitori Monogatari | Saito Dosan |
| 1972 | Nemuri Kyoshiro | Mojiwaka |
| 1972 | Two Poor Ronins | |
| 1970 | Mominoki wa Nokotta | Harada Kai |
| 1967 | ゴメスの名はゴメス |