Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

1933-11-21 – 2016-10-22 (age 82) Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Biography

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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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Known For

Horus: Prince of the Sun
Horus: Prince of the Sun

1968

as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)

13 Assassins
13 Assassins

2010

as Lord Doi

The Street of Desire
The Street of Desire

1984

as Seijiro Igawa

The Empty Table
The Empty Table

1985

as Kawabe

Tibetan Dog
Tibetan Dog

2011

as Adult Tenzin (voice)

The Third Ninja
The Shootout
The Shootout

1982

as Takeda

Sword of Destiny
The Red Shadow
The Red Shadow

1961

as Jûrôzaemon Mizuno

Sky Scraper!
The Face of Another
The Face of Another

1966

as Dr. Hori

Azumi 2: Death or Love
Azumi 2: Death or Love

2005

as Masayuki Sanada

The Eternal Zero
Goemon
Goemon

2009

as Rikyu Sen

Amagi Pass
Amagi Pass

1983

as Kenzo Onodera

Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai

1964

as Einosuke Kikyo

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

as Yasumasa Hirai

The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother

1961

as Jirô, eldest son (voice)

The Mystery of Rampo
The Mystery of Rampo

1994

as Marquis Ogawara