
Mikijiro Hira
Actor
Born: November 21, 1933 (82 years old)
Died: October 22, 2016
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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.
Filmography (31)
- The Face of Another (1966, ★ 7.8)
- Yoshitsune (2005, ★ 8.5)
- Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2016, ★ 7.7)
- Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005, ★ 6.6)
- Goemon (2009, ★ 6.9)
- Sword of the Beast (1965, ★ 7.5)
- Adventures of Zatoichi (1964, ★ 6.7)
- Cash Calls Hell (1966, ★ 7.5)
- The Great Killing (1964, ★ 7.5)
- Three Outlaw Samurai (1964, ★ 7.4)
- The Eternal Zero (2013, ★ 7)
- The Round Table (2014, ★ 7.2)
- 13 Assassins (2010, ★ 7.3)
- Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968, ★ 6.3)
- Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988, ★ 6.2)
- The Inheritance (1962, ★ 7.1)
- Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964, ★ 7)
- Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963, ★ 7)
- Princess Raccoon (2005, ★ 5.6)
- Utamaro's World (1977, ★ 5)
- Pistol Opera (2001, ★ 5.9)
- The Legend of Zipang (1990, ★ 5.7)
- Ninja Kids!!! (2011, ★ 5.9)
- Illusion of Blood (1965, ★ 6.1)
- The Shape of Night (1964, ★ 6.6)
- Early Spring Story (1985, ★ 6.3)
- The Orphan Brother (1961, ★ 6.2)
- Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel (1962, ★ 6.2)
- The Red Shadow (1961, ★ 6.4)
- Amagi Pass (1983, ★ 6.3)