Acting
Mikijiro Hira
ZH, JA, EN cinema · 117 credits
Born
21 November 1933
Died
22 October 2016 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Also known as 平 幹二朗 · 平干二朗 · Микидзиро Хира
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
ザ・ドライバー
2015
The Driver
as Shigeru Saigo
The Round Table
as Ishita
Tibetan Dog
as Adult Tenzin (voice)
13 Assassins
as Lord Doi
Goemon
as Rikyu Sen
AIBOU: The Movie
as Kimihiko Mikuriya
Azumi 2: Death or Love
as Masayuki Sanada
Princess Raccoon
as Azuchi Momoyama
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
as Tanuma Okitsugu
Pistol Opera
as Goro Hanada
The Mystery of Rampo
as Marquis Ogawara
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
as Toshitaka Nagai
The Legend of Zipang
as King of Zipang
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Yasumasa Hirai
Oración
Actor
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
as Takegoro Nozawa
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
as Takegoro Nozawa
Early Spring Story
as Takenaka
The Empty Table
as Kawabe
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!
as Takegoro Nozawa
The Street of Desire
as Seijiro Igawa
The Bored Samurai
as Saotome Mondonosuke
Battle Anthem
as Emperor Meiji
Amagi Pass
as Kenzo Onodera
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
The Shootout
as Takeda
Willful Murder
as Okuno
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
as Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)
Utamaro's World
as Yume no ukihashi
The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh
as Yugaku Ohara
Thousand Cranes
as Kikuji Mitani
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
Portrait of Chieko
as Ishii
Three Faces of Love
as Kenkichi Katsuma
Who Is Gomez?
as Katori
The Face of Another
as Dr. Hori
Cash Calls Hell
as Sengoku
Warm Current
as Yuzo Hibiki
Ohana han
as Captain Ijuin
Sword of the Beast
as Yuuki Gennosuke
Illusion of Blood
as Sato Yomoshichi
Adventures of Zatoichi
as Gounosuke
Three Outlaw Samurai
as Einosuke Kikyo
The Shape of Night
as Eiji Kitami
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Yoshioka Denshichiro
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Yoshioka Denshichiro
Sasuke and His Comedians
as Hanzo Hattori
League of Gangsters
as Miyajima
The King
Actor
Lady Sen and Hideyori
as Sakazaki Dewanokami
The Orphan Brother
as Jirô, eldest son (voice)
霧丸霧がくれ 南海の狼
1961
The South Sea Wolf
as Takayanagi Kujuro
The Red Shadow
as Jûrôzaemon Mizuno
