Mikijiro Hira
Acting
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.
Born: November 21, 1933
Place of Birth: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Filmography
as Holy Teacher
as Tokuma Tendo
as Ishita
as Yoshichika Imada
as Adult Tenzin (voice)
as Lord Doi
as Rikyu Sen
as Kimihiko Mikuriya
as Kota Kito
as Azuchi Momoyama
as Masayuki Sanada
as Goshirakawa Emperor
as Tanuma Okitsugu
as Goro Hanada
as Marquis Ogawara
as Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi
as Toshitaka Nagai
as King of Zipang
as Yasumasa Hirai
as Takeda Nobutora
as Kawabe
as Takenaka
as Seijiro Igawa
as Emperor Meiji
as Saotome Mondonosuke
as Kenzo Onodera
as Takeda
as Okuno
as Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)
as Yume no ukihashi
as Yugaku Ohara
as Saito Dosan
as Mojiwaka
as Harada Kai
as Kikuji Mitani
as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
as Ishii
as Katori
as Kenkichi Katsuma
as Captain Ijuin
as Dr. Hori
as Yuzo Hibiki
as Yuuki Gennosuke
as Sato Yomoshichi
as Gounosuke
as Eiji Kitami
as Einosuke Kikyo
as Yoshioka Denshichiro
as Hanzo Hattori
as Yoshioka Denshichiro
as Miyajima
as Sakazaki Dewanokami
as Jûrôzaemon Mizuno
as Jirô, eldest son (voice)