Mikijiro Hira
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
13 Assassins
2010
as Lord Doi
The Face of Another
1966
as Dr. Hori
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
as Einosuke Kikyo
The Orphan Brother
1961
as Jirô, eldest son (voice)
The Eternal Zero
2013
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Yasumasa Hirai
Willful Murder
1981
as Okuno
The Inheritance
1962
Princess Raccoon
2005
as Azuchi Momoyama
Ninja Kids!!!
2011
To Trap a Kidnapper
1982
Goemon
2009
as Rikyu Sen
Battle Anthem
1983
as Emperor Meiji
Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern
1961
The Great Killing
1964
Pistol Opera
2001
as Goro Hanada
Tibetan Dog
2011
as Adult Tenzin (voice)
Utamaro's World
1977
as Yume no ukihashi
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Yuuki Gennosuke