Mikijiro Hira
Known for acting · Born 21 November 1933 · Died 22 October 2016 · aged 82 · Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
134 credits
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 Face of Another
1966
Yoshitsune
2005
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
Takeda Shingen
1988
Mominoki wa Nokotta
1970
Kunitori Monogatari
1973
Sword of the Beast
1965
Goemon
2009
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
The Great Killing
1964
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1972
Amagi Pass
1983
Acting (134)
2016Moribito: Guardian of the SpiritHoly Teacher · 4 episodesSeries
2015Legacy of Soma: Ao no RanFilm
2015The God of RiskTokuma Tendo · 10 episodesSeries
2015The DriverShigeru SaigoFilm
2014The Round TableIshitaFilm
2013The Eternal ZeroFilm
2013Nameless PoisonYoshichika Imada · 11 episodesSeries
2013唐版 滝の白糸Film
2011Ninja Kids!!!Film
2011Tibetan DogAdult Tenzin (voice)Film
2011Onmitsu HichoFilm
201013 AssassinsLord DoiFilm
2009GoemonRikyu SenFilm
2009Mission To KillSeries
2008AIBOU: The MovieKimihiko MikuriyaFilm
2006The Animal TrailKota Kito · 9 episodesSeries
2006Samurai Justice: The Female BodyguardFilm
2005Azumi 2: Death or LoveMasayuki SanadaFilm
2005Princess RaccoonAzuchi MomoyamaFilm
2005YoshitsuneGoshirakawa Emperor · 49 episodesSeries
2005Samurai Justice: A Duel at TakadanobaraFilm
2004Samurai Justice: Assistance in a DuelTanuma OkitsuguFilm
2003Love & War of a Samurai · 7 episodesSeries
2001Pistol OperaGoro HanadaFilm
2001The Goblin of Mt. KuramaFilm
1998Kenkaku Shōbai · 10 episodesSeries
1997Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichiFilm
1996Tom Cat Holmes' DeductionFilm
1994The Mystery of RampoMarquis OgawaraFilm
1993Baian the Assassin: ShowdownFilm
1993Three Generations of the Yagyu SwordYagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi · 13 episodesSeries
1992A Legend of TurmoilFilm
1991Saito Dosan: Rage of PowerToshitaka NagaiFilm
1991Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great BanditFilm
1991遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐Film
1990The Legend of ZipangKing of ZipangFilm
1989さよなら李香蘭 · 2 episodesSeries
1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisYasumasa HiraiFilm
1988OraciónFilm
1988Takeda Shingen · 50 episodes, Takeda Nobutora · 50 episodesSeries
1987The Return of the Newshound and the Lady CopFilm
1987The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!Takegoro NozawaFilm
1987Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu · 6 episodesSeries
1986The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!Takegoro NozawaFilm
1985Early Spring StoryTakenakaFilm
1985The Empty TableKawabeFilm
1985Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!Film
1985The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!Takegoro NozawaFilm
1984The Street of DesireSeijiro IgawaFilm
1983Amagi PassKenzo OnoderaFilm
1983Battle AnthemEmperor MeijiFilm
1983Shogunate Secret NinjaFilm
1983Undercover Ninja: Secret AssassinsFilm
1983The Bored SamuraiSaotome MondonosukeFilm
1983Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders CaseFilm
1983Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder CaseFilm
1983誰もが信じられない！Kotaro, Iga Kanko's presidentFilm
1982To Trap a KidnapperFilm
1982The ShootoutTakedaFilm
1982Messengers to SatsumaFilm
1982Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2Film
1982Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder CaseFilm
1982Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder CaseFilm
1981Willful MurderOkunoFilm
1981Private Detective DOBU 1Film
1981Pinwheel Hamakichi's SpellFilm
1980Tokugawa Ichizoku no HoukaiTokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)Film
1980Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougaiエスガイ · 2 episodesSeries
1977Utamaro's WorldYume no ukihashiFilm
1977Flickering FlamesFilm
1976The Tempō Outlaws of the MarshYugaku OharaFilm
1973Kunitori MonogatariSaito Dosan · 51 episodesSeries
1972Nemuri KyoshiroMojiwaka · 26 episodesSeries
1972Two Poor Ronins · 19 episodesSeries
1970Mominoki wa NokottaHarada Kai · 52 episodesSeries
1969Thousand CranesKikuji MitaniFilm
1969Sky Scraper!Film
1968Horus: Prince of the SunGrunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)Film
1967Portrait of ChiekoIshiiFilm
1967River of ForeverFilm
1967Three Faces of LoveKenkichi KatsumaFilm
1967Who Is Gomez?KatoriFilm
1967ゴメスの名はゴメス · 5 episodesSeries
1966The Face of AnotherDr. HoriFilm
1966Cash Calls HellSengokuFilm
1966Warm CurrentYuzo HibikiFilm
1966Ohana hanCaptain IjuinFilm
1965Sword of the BeastYuuki GennosukeFilm
1965Illusion of BloodSato YomoshichiFilm
1965I'll Cry AloneFilm
1965A Monk in the Big City of EdoFilm
1964Three Outlaw SamuraiEinosuke KikyoFilm
1964Adventures of ZatoichiGounosukeFilm
1964The Great KillingFilm
1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleYoshioka DenshichiroFilm
1964The Shape of NightEiji KitamiFilm
1964The Third NinjaFilm
1964Tokyo UntouchablesFilm
1963Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword StyleYoshioka DenshichiroFilm
1963Sasuke and His ComediansHanzo HattoriFilm
1963League of GangstersMiyajimaFilm
1963Tragedy of the Coolie SamuraiFilm
1963Life of Hishakaku 2Film
1963A Fishmonger's TourFilm
1963Legends of HonorFilm
1963Sword of SolitudeFilm
1962The InheritanceFilm
1962The Christian RevoltFilm
1962Lady Sen and HideyoriSakazaki DewanokamiFilm
1962The KingFilm
1962Revenge for His LoverFilm
1962Genkuro YoshitsuneFilm
1962Skull CoinsFilm
1962Hibari the Traveling PerformerFilm
1962365 NightsFilm
1961The Orphan BrotherJirô, eldest son (voice)Film
1961The Red ShadowJûrôzaemon MizunoFilm
1961Tange Sazen and the PrincessFilm
1961The South Sea WolfTakayanagi KujuroFilm
1961A Young Warrior on Mount FujiFilm
1961Works of the Fish ManFilm
1961The Shogun and the FishmongerFilm
196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1Film
1961Kirimaru KirigakureFilm
1961Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai RegionFilm
1961Samurai KnightsFilm
1961Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic LanternFilm
196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2Film
1961Mask of the MoonFilm
1960Sword of DestinyFilm
1960Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai RegionFilm
1960Shinran, Part IIFilm
1958Kampai! Miai KekkonFilm
1956The Forest Is AliveFilm