Mikijiro Hira

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: Acting

Born: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, 1933-11-21

Died: 2016-10-22

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	The Forest Is Alive		0
2	1960	Shinran, Part II		0
3	1960	Sword of Destiny		60
4	1960	Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region		0
5	1961	20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1		0
6	1961	The Shogun and the Fishmonger		57
7	1961	A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji		43
8	1961	Mask of the Moon		0
9	1961	Kirimaru Kirigakure		0
10	1961	Tange Sazen and the Princess		52
11	1961	Samurai Knights		0
12	1961	Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region		0
13	1961	20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2		0
14	1961	The South Sea Wolf	Takayanagi Kujuro	52
15	1961	The Orphan Brother	Jirô, eldest son (voice)	66
16	1961	Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern		0
17	1961	Works of the Fish Man		50
18	1961	The Red Shadow	Jûrôzaemon Mizuno	64
19	1962	The Inheritance		72
20	1962	The Christian Revolt		62
21	1962	Lady Sen and Hideyori	Sakazaki Dewanokami	80
22	1962	Genkuro Yoshitsune		0
23	1962	Hibari the Traveling Performer		0
24	1962	365 Nights		0
25	1962	Skull Coins		0
26	1962	Revenge for His Lover		0
27	1962	The King		0
28	1963	A Fishmonger's Tour		0
29	1963	Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai		90
30	1963	Life of Hishakaku 2		82
31	1963	League of Gangsters	Miyajima	75
32	1963	Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style	Yoshioka Denshichiro	70
33	1963	Legends of Honor		0
34	1963	Sasuke and His Comedians	Hanzo Hattori	58
35	1964	Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple	Yoshioka Denshichiro	70
36	1964	The Third Ninja		70
37	1964	Three Outlaw Samurai	Einosuke Kikyo	75
38	1964	The Great Duel		74
39	1964	The Shape of Night	Eiji Kitami	66
40	1964	Adventures of Zatoichi	Gounosuke	67
41	1965	I'll Cry Alone		0
42	1965	Illusion of Blood	Sato Yomoshichi	62
43	1965	Sword of the Beast	Yuuki Gennosuke	75
44	1966	Cash Calls Hell		76
45	1966	Warm Current	Yuzo Hibiki	0
46	1966	The Face of Another	Dr. Hori	78
47	1967	Three Faces of Love	Kenkichi Katsuma	0
48	1967	River of Forever		0
49	1967	Portrait of Chieko	Ishii	0
50	1968	Horus: Prince of the Sun	Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)	64
51	1969	Thousand Cranes	Kikuji Mitani	90
52	1969	Sky Scraper!		0
53	1976	Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku	Yugaku Ohara	0
54	1977	Utamaro's World	Yume no ukihashi	56
55	1977	Flickering Flames		100
56	1980	Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai	Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)	0
57	1981	Private Detective DOBU 1		0
58	1981	Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell		0
59	1981	Willful Murder	Okuno	73
60	1982	Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case		0
61	1982	Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2		0
62	1982	The Shootout	Takeda	50
63	1982	To Trap a Kidnapper		60
64	1982	Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case		0
65	1982	Messengers to Satsuma		0
66	1983	Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case		0
67	1983	Amagi Pass	Kenzo Onodera	66
68	1983	The Bored Samurai	Saotome Mondonosuke	0
69	1983	Battle Anthem	Emperor Meiji	70
70	1983	誰もが信じられない！	Kotaro, Iga Kanko's president	0
71	1983	Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins		0
72	1983	Shogunate Secret Ninja		0
73	1983	Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case		0
74	1984	The Street of Desire	Seijiro Igawa	0
75	1985	Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!		60
76	1985	Early Spring Story	Takenaka	63
77	1985	The Empty Table	Kawabe	53
78	1987	The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop		55
79	1988	Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis	Yasumasa Hirai	62
80	1988	Oración		60
81	1990	The Legend of Zipang	King of Zipang	56
82	1991	Saito Dosan: Rage of Power	Toshitaka Nagai	65
83	1991	Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit		40
84	1992	A Legend of Turmoil		75
85	1993	Baian the Assassin: Showdown		0
86	1995	The Mystery of Rampo		70
87	1996	Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction		0
88	1998	Tunnel Fantasy: Dream Legend of Tonkararin		0
89	2001	The Goblin of Mt. Kurama		0
90	2001	Pistol Opera	Goro Hanada	62
91	2004	Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel	Tanuma Okitsugu	0
92	2005	Azumi 2: Death or Love	Masayuki Sanada	66
93	2005	Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara		0
94	2005	Princess Raccoon	Azuchi Momoyama	55
95	2006	Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard		0
96	2008	AIBOU: The Movie	Kimihiko Mikuriya	68
97	2009	Goemon	Rikyu Sen	69
98	2010	13 Assassins	Lord Doi	73
99	2011	Tibetan Dog	Adult Tenzin (voice)	69
100	2011	Onmitsu Hicho		40
101	2011	Ninja Kids!!!		58
102	2013	The Fighter Pilot		71
103	2014	The Round Table	Ishita	73
104	2015	Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran		50
105	2015	The Driver	Shigeru Saigo	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1967	ゴメスの名はゴメス		0
2	1970	Mominoki wa Nokotta	Harada Kai	0
3	1972	Two Poor Ronins		0
4	1972	Nemuri Kyoshiro	Mojiwaka	0
5	1973	Kunitori Monogatari	Saito Dosan	0
6	1987	Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu		0
7	1988	Takeda Shingen		75
8	1988	Takeda Shingen	Takeda Nobutora	75
9	1989	さよなら李香蘭		0
10	1993	Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword	Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi	0
11	1998	Kenkaku Shōbai		0
12	2005	Yoshitsune	Goshirakawa Emperor	85
13	2006	The Animal Trail	Kota Kito	60
14	2009	Mission To Kill		70
15	2013	Nameless Poison	Yoshichika Imada	80
16	2015	The God of Risk	Tokuma Tendo	70
17	2016	Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit	Holy Teacher	76