Mikijiro Hira
ActingAlso Known As
平 幹二朗, 平干二朗, Микидзиро Хира
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.
Movies
(112 total)
13 Assassins
as Lord Doi
The Face of Another
as Dr. Hori
Azumi 2: Death or Love
as Masayuki Sanada
Goemon
as Rikyu Sen
Three Outlaw Samurai
as Einosuke Kikyo
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
Sword of the Beast
as Yuuki Gennosuke
Adventures of Zatoichi
as Gounosuke
Pistol Opera
as Goro Hanada
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Yasumasa Hirai
Amagi Pass
as Kenzo Onodera
Tibetan Dog
as Adult Tenzin (voice)
Princess Raccoon
as Azuchi Momoyama
Cash Calls Hell
as Sengoku
The Legend of Zipang
as King of Zipang
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Yoshioka Denshichiro
TV Shows
(19 total)
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
as Holy Teacher
Yoshitsune
as Goshirakawa Emperor
The God of Risk
as Tokuma Tendo
Takeda Shingen
as Takeda Nobutora
The Animal Trail
as Kota Kito
Nameless Poison
as Yoshichika Imada
Kunitori Monogatari
as Saito Dosan
Mominoki wa Nokotta
as Harada Kai
Nemuri Kyoshiro
as Mojiwaka
Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
as Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi
