Mikijiro Hira

Acting

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

The Eternal Zero

2013

13 Assassins

2010

The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop

1987

The Face of Another

1966

Princess Raccoon

2005

A Monk in the Big City of Edo

1965

Azumi 2: Death or Love

2005

Horus: Prince of the Sun

1968

Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi

1997

Sky Scraper!

1969

The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!

1987

Sword of Destiny

1960

The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!

1986

The Third Ninja

1964

Amagi Pass

1983

The Red Shadow

1961

Revenge for His Lover

1962

Samurai Knights

1961

Tibetan Dog

2011

Three Outlaw Samurai

1964

Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran

2015

Goemon

2009

The Empty Table

1985

唐版 滝の白糸

2013