Mikijiro Hira
Birthday
1933/11/21
Day of death
2016/10/22 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Also know as
平 幹二朗, 平干二朗, Микидзиро Хира
Biography
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.
Acting
(1961) 20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
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(1961) 20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
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(2005) Azumi 2: Death or Love
as Masayuki Sanada
(2009) Goemon
as Rikyu Sen
(1963) A Fishmonger's Tour
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(1966) The Face of Another
as Dr. Hori
(2005) Princess Raccoon
as Azuchi Momoyama
(1965) Sword of the Beast
as Yuuki Gennosuke
(1968) Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
(1977) Utamaro's World
as Yume no ukihashi
(1964) Adventures of Zatoichi
as Gounosuke
(1988) Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Yasumasa Hirai
(1966) Cash Calls Hell
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(1964) Three Outlaw Samurai
as Einosuke Kikyo
(1964) The Great Duel
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(1962) The King
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(2013) The Fighter Pilot
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(1983) Shogunate Secret Ninja
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(1981) Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
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(1982) Messengers to Satsuma
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(1982) Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
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(2011) Onmitsu Hicho
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(2001) Pistol Opera
as Goro Hanada
(1960) Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
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(1990) The Legend of Zipang
as King of Zipang
(1969) Sky Scraper!
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(1983) Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins
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(1961) Kirimaru Kirigakure
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(1956) The Forest Is Alive
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(1962) Genkuro Yoshitsune
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(2011) Ninja Kids!!!
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(1962) Skull Coins
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(2014) The Round Table
as Ishita
(2010) 13 Assassins
as Lord Doi
(1995) The Mystery of Rampo
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(1967) River of Forever
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(1960) Shinran, Part II
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(1961) Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
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(2001) The Goblin of Mt. Kurama
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(1991) Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
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(1983) The Bored Samurai
as Saotome Mondonosuke
(1981) Private Detective DOBU 1
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(1962) The Inheritance
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(2015) Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
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(1983) Battle Anthem
as Emperor Meiji
(1982) Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
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(1982) Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
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(1983) Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
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(1983) Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
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(1965) Illusion of Blood
as Sato Yomoshichi
(2005) Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
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(2006) Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
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(1962) Hibari the Traveling Performer
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(1977) Flickering Flames
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(1964) The Shape of Night
as Eiji Kitami
(1992) A Legend of Turmoil
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(1962) 365 Nights
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(1964) The Third Ninja
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(2008) AIBOU: The Movie
as Kimihiko Mikuriya
(1985) Early Spring Story
as Takenaka
(1961) Mask of the Moon
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(1964) Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
as Yoshioka Denshichiro
(1963) Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Yoshioka Denshichiro
(1969) Thousand Cranes
as Kikuji Mitani
(1985) Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
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(1963) Life of Hishakaku 2
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(1963) Sasuke and His Comedians
as Hanzo Hattori
(1967) Portrait of Chieko
as Ishii
(1967) Three Faces of Love
as Kenkichi Katsuma
(1991) Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
as Toshitaka Nagai
(1961) Tange Sazen and the Princess
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(1961) The Orphan Brother
as Jirô, eldest son (voice)
(1985) The Empty Table
as Kawabe
(1961) The South Sea Wolf
as Takayanagi Kujuro
(1961) Samurai Knights
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(2004) Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
as Tanuma Okitsugu
(1982) To Trap a Kidnapper
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(1963) League of Gangsters
as Miyajima
(1987) The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
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(1963) Legends of Honor
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(2015) The Driver
as Shigeru Saigo
(1962) The Christian Revolt
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(1961) Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern
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(1961) A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
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(1984) The Street of Desire
as Seijiro Igawa
(1961) The Red Shadow
as Jûrôzaemon Mizuno
(1982) The Shootout
as Takeda
(1996) Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
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(1960) Sword of Destiny
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(1962) Lady Sen and Hideyori
as Sakazaki Dewanokami
(1981) Willful Murder
as Okuno
(1988) Oración
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(1963) Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
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(1983) Amagi Pass
as Kenzo Onodera
(1998) Tunnel Fantasy: Dream Legend of Tonkararin
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(1966) Warm Current
as Yuzo Hibiki
(1993) Baian the Assassin: Showdown
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(1962) Revenge for His Lover
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(1976) Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
as Yugaku Ohara
(1980) Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
as Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)
(2011) Tibetan Dog
as Adult Tenzin (voice)
(1961) Works of the Fish Man
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(1961) The Shogun and the Fishmonger
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(1965) I'll Cry Alone
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(1983) 誰もが信じられない！
as Kotaro, Iga Kanko's president
(1964) 売春地下組織
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(1973) Kunitori Monogatari
as Saito Dosan
(1970) Mominoki wa Nokotta
as Harada Kai
(2005) Yoshitsune
as Goshirakawa Emperor
(2006) The Animal Trail
as Kota Kito
(2013) Nameless Poison
as Yoshichika Imada
(2015) The God of Risk
as Tokuma Tendo
(1988) Takeda Shingen
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(1967) ゴメスの名はゴメス
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(1989) さよなら李香蘭
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(1972) Nemuri Kyoshiro
as Mojiwaka
(1987) Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
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(1972) Two Poor Ronins
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(2016) Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
as Holy Teacher
(2009) Mission To Kill
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(1993) Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
as Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi
(1988) Takeda Shingen
as Takeda Nobutora
(1998) Kenkaku Shōbai
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