Mikijirô Hira
Birthday: 1933-11-21 | Place of Birth: Hiroshima, JapanFrom 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)
