Mikijiro Hira
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 21, 1933
- Died
- October 22, 2016 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
さよなら李香蘭
Movie · as 演员
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
TV · as Holy Teacher · 4 eps
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
Movie
The Driver
Movie · as Shigeru Saigo
The God of Risk
TV · as Tokuma Tendo · 10 eps
The Round Table
Movie · as Ishita
The Eternal Zero
Movie
唐版 滝の白糸
Movie
Nameless Poison
TV · as Yoshichika Imada · 11 eps
Onmitsu Hicho
Movie
Ninja Kids!!!
Movie
Tibetan Dog
Movie · as Adult Tenzin (voice)
13 Assassins
Movie · as Lord Doi
Goemon
Movie · as Rikyu Sen
Mission To Kill
TV · 1 ep
AIBOU: The Movie
Movie · as Kimihiko Mikuriya
Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
Movie
The Animal Trail
TV · as Kota Kito · 9 eps
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Movie · as Masayuki Sanada
Princess Raccoon
Movie · as Azuchi Momoyama
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Movie
Yoshitsune
TV · as Goshirakawa Emperor · 49 eps
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Movie · as Tanuma Okitsugu
Love & War of a Samurai
TV · 7 eps
Pistol Opera
Movie · as Goro Hanada
The Goblin of Mt. Kurama
Movie
Kenkaku Shōbai
TV · 10 eps
Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi
Movie
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Movie
The Mystery of Rampo
Movie · as Marquis Ogawara
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Movie
Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
TV · as Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi · 13 eps
A Legend of Turmoil
Movie
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
Movie
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
Movie · as Toshitaka Nagai
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
Movie
The Legend of Zipang
Movie · as King of Zipang
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TV · 2 eps
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Movie · as Yasumasa Hirai
Oración
Movie
Takeda Shingen
TV · as Takeda Nobutora · 50 eps
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Movie
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
Movie · as Takegoro Nozawa
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
TV · 6 eps
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
Movie · as Takegoro Nozawa
Early Spring Story
Movie · as Takenaka
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
Movie
The Empty Table
Movie · as Kawabe
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!
Movie · as Takegoro Nozawa
The Street of Desire
Movie · as Seijiro Igawa
Shogunate Secret Ninja
Movie
Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins
Movie
The Bored Samurai
Movie · as Saotome Mondonosuke
Battle Anthem
Movie · as Emperor Meiji
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Movie
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Movie
Amagi Pass
Movie · as Kenzo Onodera
誰もが信じられない！
Movie · as Kotaro, Iga Kanko's president
Messengers to Satsuma
Movie
Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
Movie
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Movie
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Movie
To Trap a Kidnapper
Movie
The Shootout
Movie · as Takeda
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
Movie
Private Detective DOBU 1
Movie
Willful Murder
Movie · as Okuno
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Movie · as Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
TV · as エスガイ · 2 eps
Utamaro's World
Movie · as Yume no ukihashi
Flickering Flames
Movie
The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh
Movie · as Yugaku Ohara
Kunitori Monogatari
TV · as Saito Dosan · 51 eps
Nemuri Kyoshiro
TV · as Mojiwaka · 26 eps
Two Poor Ronins
TV · 19 eps
Mominoki wa Nokotta
TV · as Harada Kai · 52 eps
Sky Scraper!
Movie
Thousand Cranes
Movie · as Kikuji Mitani
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Movie · as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
River of Forever
Movie
Portrait of Chieko
Movie · as Ishii
Three Faces of Love
Movie · as Kenkichi Katsuma
Who Is Gomez?
Movie · as Katori
ゴメスの名はゴメス
TV · 5 eps
The Face of Another
Movie · as Dr. Hori
Cash Calls Hell
Movie · as Sengoku
Warm Current
Movie · as Yuzo Hibiki
Ohana han
Movie · as Captain Ijuin
Sword of the Beast
Movie · as Yuuki Gennosuke
Illusion of Blood
Movie · as Sato Yomoshichi
I'll Cry Alone
Movie
A Monk in the Big City of Edo
Movie
Adventures of Zatoichi
Movie · as Gounosuke
Three Outlaw Samurai
Movie · as Einosuke Kikyo
The Great Killing
Movie
The Shape of Night
Movie · as Eiji Kitami
The Third Ninja
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Movie · as Yoshioka Denshichiro
Tokyo Untouchables
Movie
A Fishmonger's Tour
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Movie · as Yoshioka Denshichiro
Life of Hishakaku 2
Movie
Sasuke and His Comedians
Movie · as Hanzo Hattori
League of Gangsters
Movie · as Miyajima
Legends of Honor
Movie
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Movie
Sword of Solitude
Movie
The King
Movie
Genkuro Yoshitsune
Movie
Skull Coins
Movie
The Inheritance
Movie
Hibari the Traveling Performer
Movie
365 Nights
Movie
The Christian Revolt
Movie
Lady Sen and Hideyori
Movie · as Sakazaki Dewanokami
Revenge for His Lover
Movie
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
Movie
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
Movie
Kirimaru Kirigakure
Movie
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Movie
Mask of the Moon
Movie
Tange Sazen and the Princess
Movie
The Orphan Brother
Movie · as Jirô, eldest son (voice)
The South Sea Wolf
Movie · as Takayanagi Kujuro
Samurai Knights
Movie
Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern
Movie
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Movie
The Red Shadow
Movie · as Jûrôzaemon Mizuno
Works of the Fish Man
Movie
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Movie
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Movie
Shinran, Part II
Movie
Sword of Destiny
Movie
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
Movie
The Forest Is Alive
Movie