Mikijiro Hira
November 21, 1933 – 2016
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.
Known For
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016
Takeda Shingen
1988
Mission To Kill
2009
Yoshitsune
2005
13 Assassins
2010
Mominoki wa Nokotta
1970
Kunitori Monogatari
1973
Nameless Poison
2013
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1972
The God of Risk
2015
The Face of Another
1966
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
The Eternal Zero
2013
The Great Killing
1964