Mikijiro Hira
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1933-11-21 â 2016-10-22
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia MikijirÅ Hira (å¹³ å¹¹äºæ Hira MikijirÅ) 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
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
Azumi 2: Death or Love
2005Masayuki Sanada
Goemon
2009Rikyu Sen
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
The Face of Another
1966Dr. Hori
Princess Raccoon
2005Azuchi Momoyama
Sword of the Beast
1965Yuuki Gennosuke
Utamaro's World
1977Yume no ukihashi
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964Gounosuke
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988Yasumasa Hirai
Cash Calls Hell
1966Sengoku
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964Einosuke Kikyo
The Great Killing
1964
The King
1962
The Eternal Zero
2013
Shogunate Secret Ninja
1983
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1981