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Mikijirô Hira

Mikijirô Hira

Birthday: 1933-11-21 | Place of Birth: Hiroshima, Japan

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2001
Pistol Opera

as    Goro Hanada

1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as    Yasumasa Hirai

1968
Horus: Prince of the Sun

as    Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)

1967
The Face of Another

as    Dr. Hori

1964
Three Outlaw Samurai

as    Einosuke Kikyo

1961
The Orphan Brother

as    Jirô, eldest son (voice)