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Mikijiro Hira

Acting Born Nov 21, 1933 Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan 24 credits

Biography

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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

Film

13 Assassins

as Lord Doi
Film

Horus: Prince of the Sun

as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
Film

The Face of Another

as Dr. Hori

American Idol

as Adult Tenzin (voice)

Full filmography

  • Yoshitsune (2005) as Goshirakawa Emperor
  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2016) as Holy Teacher
  • Mission To Kill (2009)
  • 13 Assassins (2010) as Lord Doi
  • Takeda Shingen (1988)
  • Takeda Shingen (1988) as Takeda Nobutora
  • Mominoki wa Nokotta (1970) as Harada Kai
  • Kunitori Monogatari (1973) as Saito Dosan
  • Nemuri Kyoshiro (1972) as Mojiwaka
  • Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968) as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
  • Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005) as Masayuki Sanada
  • Nameless Poison (2013) as Yoshichika Imada
  • The Face of Another (1966) as Dr. Hori
  • Kenkaku Shōbai (1998)
  • The Animal Trail (2006) as Kota Kito
  • Tibetan Dog (2011) as Adult Tenzin (voice)
  • さよなら李香蘭 (1989)
  • The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen! (1987) as Takegoro Nozawa
  • The Eternal Zero (2013)
  • Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu (1987)
  • Love & War of a Samurai (2003)
  • The God of Risk (2015) as Tokuma Tendo
  • The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba! (1986) as Takegoro Nozawa
  • Amagi Pass (1983) as Kenzo Onodera