Acting
Mikijiro Hira
Born 1933-11-21
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
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13 Assassins
2010
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The Face of Another
1966
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Azumi 2: Death or Love
2005
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Goemon
2009
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The Eternal Zero
2013
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Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
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Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
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Mission To Kill
2009
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Sword of the Beast
1965
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Adventures of Zatoichi
1964
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (135 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | Holy Teacher | TV Series | 2016 |
| The Driver | Shigeru Saigo | Movie | 2015 | |
 | The God of Risk | Tokuma Tendo | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Round Table | Ishita | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Eternal Zero | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | 唐版 滝の白糸 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Nameless Poison | Yoshichika Imada | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Onmitsu Hicho | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Ninja Kids!!! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Tibetan Dog | Adult Tenzin (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | 13 Assassins | Lord Doi | Movie | 2010 |
 | Goemon | Rikyu Sen | Movie | 2009 |
 | Mission To Kill | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 |
 | AIBOU: The Movie | Kimihiko Mikuriya | Movie | 2008 |
 | Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Animal Trail | Kota Kito | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Princess Raccoon | Azuchi Momoyama | Movie | 2005 |
 | Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Azumi 2: Death or Love | Masayuki Sanada | Movie | 2005 |
 | Yoshitsune | Goshirakawa Emperor | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel | Tanuma Okitsugu | Movie | 2004 |
 | Love & War of a Samurai | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Pistol Opera | Goro Hanada | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Goblin of Mt. Kurama | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Kenkaku Shōbai | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Mystery of Rampo | Marquis Ogawara | Movie | 1994 |
 | Baian the Assassin: Showdown | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword | Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi | TV Series | 1993 |
 | A Legend of Turmoil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
| Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Saito Dosan: Rage of Power | Toshitaka Nagai | Movie | 1991 |
 | 遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐ | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Legend of Zipang | King of Zipang | Movie | 1990 |
 | さよなら李香蘭 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Oración | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis | Yasumasa Hirai | Movie | 1988 |
 | Takeda Shingen | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
| Takeda Shingen | Takeda Nobutora | TV Series | 1988 |
 | The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen! | Takegoro Nozawa | Movie | 1987 |
 | Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba! | Takegoro Nozawa | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama! | Takegoro Nozawa | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Empty Table | Kawabe | Movie | 1985 |
 | Early Spring Story | Takenaka | Movie | 1985 |
 | Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Street of Desire | Seijiro Igawa | Movie | 1984 |
 | Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Shogunate Secret Ninja | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
| 誰もが信じられない！ | Kotaro, Iga Kanko's president | Movie | 1983 | |
 | Battle Anthem | Emperor Meiji | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Bored Samurai | Saotome Mondonosuke | Movie | 1983 |
 | Amagi Pass | Kenzo Onodera | Movie | 1983 |
 | Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Messengers to Satsuma | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | To Trap a Kidnapper | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Shootout | Takeda | Movie | 1982 |
 | Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Willful Murder | Okuno | Movie | 1981 |
 | Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Private Detective DOBU 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai | エスガイ | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai | Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun) | Movie | 1980 |
 | Utamaro's World | Yume no ukihashi | Movie | 1977 |
 | Flickering Flames | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh | Yugaku Ohara | Movie | 1976 |
 | Kunitori Monogatari | Saito Dosan | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Nemuri Kyoshiro | Mojiwaka | TV Series | 1972 |
| Two Poor Ronins | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 | |
 | Mominoki wa Nokotta | Harada Kai | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Sky Scraper! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Thousand Cranes | Kikuji Mitani | Movie | 1969 |
 | Horus: Prince of the Sun | Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice) | Movie | 1968 |
 | Portrait of Chieko | Ishii | Movie | 1967 |
 | Who Is Gomez? | Katori | Movie | 1967 |
| ゴメスの名はゴメス | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 | |
 | River of Forever | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Three Faces of Love | Kenkichi Katsuma | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ohana han | Captain Ijuin | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Face of Another | Dr. Hori | Movie | 1966 |
 | Warm Current | Yuzo Hibiki | Movie | 1966 |
 | Cash Calls Hell | Sengoku | Movie | 1966 |
 | Sword of the Beast | Yuuki Gennosuke | Movie | 1965 |
 | A Monk in the Big City of Edo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Illusion of Blood | Sato Yomoshichi | Movie | 1965 |
 | I'll Cry Alone | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Adventures of Zatoichi | Gounosuke | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Shape of Night | Eiji Kitami | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Great Killing | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Three Outlaw Samurai | Einosuke Kikyo | Movie | 1964 |
 | Tokyo Untouchables | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Third Ninja | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple | Yoshioka Denshichiro | Movie | 1964 |
 | Sasuke and His Comedians | Hanzo Hattori | Movie | 1963 |
 | Legends of Honor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style | Yoshioka Denshichiro | Movie | 1963 |
 | League of Gangsters | Miyajima | Movie | 1963 |
 | Life of Hishakaku 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Sword of Solitude | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | A Fishmonger's Tour | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | The King | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Revenge for His Lover | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Skull Coins | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | 365 Nights | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Hibari the Traveling Performer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Genkuro Yoshitsune | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Lady Sen and Hideyori | Sakazaki Dewanokami | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Christian Revolt | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Inheritance | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Red Shadow | Jûrôzaemon Mizuno | Movie | 1961 |
 | Works of the Fish Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
| Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 | |
 | The Orphan Brother | Jirô, eldest son (voice) | Movie | 1961 |
 | 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
| The South Sea Wolf | Takayanagi Kujuro | Movie | 1961 | |
 | Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Samurai Knights | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Kirimaru Kirigakure | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Tange Sazen and the Princess | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Mask of the Moon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Shogun and the Fishmonger | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Sword of Destiny | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Shinran, Part II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Kampai! Miai Kekkon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Forest Is Alive | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |