Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 21, 1933
Place of Birth
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Also Known As
- 平 幹二朗
- 平干二朗
- Микидзиро Хира
Mikijiro Hira
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.
Known For - Movies
13 Assassins
as Lord Doi
The Face of Another
as Dr. Hori
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
The Great Killing
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Yasumasa Hirai
The Eternal Zero
Battle Anthem
as Emperor Meiji
Willful Murder
as Okuno
Ninja Kids!!!
Sword of the Beast
as Yuuki Gennosuke
Known For - TV Shows
Mission To Kill
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
as Holy Teacher
Yoshitsune
as Goshirakawa Emperor
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
as Takeda Nobutora
Mominoki wa Nokotta
as Harada Kai
Nameless Poison
as Yoshichika Imada
Kunitori Monogatari
as Saito Dosan
Nemuri Kyoshiro
as Mojiwaka
The God of Risk
as Tokuma Tendo