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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

130

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-11-21

Day of Death

2016-10-22 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 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

Acting

Azumi 2: Death or Love

2005

Azumi 2: Death or Love

as

Masayuki Sanada

Goemon

2009

Goemon

as

Rikyu Sen

The Face of Another

1966

The Face of Another

as

Dr. Hori

Princess Raccoon

2005

Princess Raccoon

as

Azuchi Momoyama

Sword of the Beast

1965

Sword of the Beast

as

Yuuki Gennosuke

Horus: Prince of the Sun

1968

Horus: Prince of the Sun

as

Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)

Utamaro's World

1977

Utamaro's World

as

Yume no ukihashi

Adventures of Zatoichi

1964

Adventures of Zatoichi

as

Gounosuke

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as

Yasumasa Hirai

Cash Calls Hell

1966

Cash Calls Hell

as

Sengoku

Three Outlaw Samurai

1964

Three Outlaw Samurai

as

Einosuke Kikyo

The King

1962

The King

as

Pistol Opera

2001

Pistol Opera

as

Goro Hanada

The Legend of Zipang

1990

The Legend of Zipang

as

King of Zipang

The Round Table

2014

The Round Table

as

Ishita

13 Assassins

2010

13 Assassins

as

Lord Doi

The Mystery of Rampo

1995

The Mystery of Rampo

as

Marquis Ogawara

The Bored Samurai

1983

The Bored Samurai

as

Saotome Mondonosuke

Battle Anthem

1983

Battle Anthem

as

Emperor Meiji

Illusion of Blood

1965

Illusion of Blood

as

Sato Yomoshichi

The Shape of Night

1964

The Shape of Night

as

Eiji Kitami

AIBOU: The Movie

2008

AIBOU: The Movie

as

Kimihiko Mikuriya

Early Spring Story

1985

Early Spring Story

as

Takenaka

Thousand Cranes

1969

Thousand Cranes

as

Kikuji Mitani

Sasuke and His Comedians

1963

Sasuke and His Comedians

as

Hanzo Hattori

Three Faces of Love

1967

Three Faces of Love

as

Kenkichi Katsuma

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

1991

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

as

Toshitaka Nagai

The Orphan Brother

1961

The Orphan Brother

as

Jirô, eldest son (voice)

The Empty Table

1985

The Empty Table

as

Kawabe

The South Sea Wolf

1961

The South Sea Wolf

as

Takayanagi Kujuro

League of Gangsters

1963

League of Gangsters

as

Miyajima

The Driver

2015

The Driver

as

Shigeru Saigo

The Street of Desire

1984

The Street of Desire

as

Seijiro Igawa

The Red Shadow

1961

The Red Shadow

as

Jûrôzaemon Mizuno

The Shootout

1982

The Shootout

as

Takeda

Lady Sen and Hideyori

1962

Lady Sen and Hideyori

as

Sakazaki Dewanokami

Willful Murder

1981

Willful Murder

as

Okuno

Oración

1988

Oración

as

Amagi Pass

1983

Amagi Pass

as

Kenzo Onodera

Warm Current

1966

Warm Current

as

Yuzo Hibiki

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

1980

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

as

Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)

Tibetan Dog

2011

Tibetan Dog

as

Adult Tenzin (voice)

誰もが信じられない!

1983

誰もが信じられない!

as

Kotaro, Iga Kanko's president

Ohana han

1966

Ohana han

as

Captain Ijuin

Kunitori Monogatari

Kunitori Monogatari

as

Saito Dosan

Yoshitsune

Yoshitsune

as

Goshirakawa Emperor

The Animal Trail

The Animal Trail

as

Kota Kito

Nameless Poison

Nameless Poison

as

Yoshichika Imada

The God of Risk

The God of Risk

as

Tokuma Tendo

Nemuri Kyoshiro

Nemuri Kyoshiro

as

Mojiwaka

Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword

Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword

as

Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi

Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

as

Takeda Nobutora

Production

Crew

Directing