Mikijirō Hira 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.
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Filmography 40
13 Assassins
The Face of Another
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Goemon
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Three Outlaw Samurai
The Eternal Zero
Sword of the Beast
Adventures of Zatoichi
The Inheritance
The Great Killing
Pistol Opera
Tibetan Dog
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Ninja Kids!!!
Amagi Pass
Princess Raccoon
The Empty Table
Cash Calls Hell
The Orphan Brother
Illusion of Blood
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
The Legend of Zipang
The Red Shadow
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Utamaro's World
The Christian Revolt
Early Spring Story
The Mystery of Rampo
Sword of Destiny
The Shape of Night
Sasuke and His Comedians
The Round Table
AIBOU: The Movie
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
Tange Sazen and the Princess
The Shootout
Willful Murder
Thousand Cranes134 credits on file
Television 18
Yoshitsune
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Takeda Shingen
Kunitori Monogatari
Mission To Kill
Mominoki wa Nokotta
The God of Risk
The Animal Trail
Nameless Poison
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Love & War of a Samurai
Kenkaku Shōbai
Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
さよなら李香蘭
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no ShougaiAwards 3
In their orbit 2
Connected to Mikijirō 6
Tomoyo HaradaAlso in Early Spring Story (1985)
Norito YashimaAlso in The Round Table (2014)
Isao TakahataAlso in Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
Ken TakakuraAlso in Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
Joe OdagiriAlso in Princess Raccoon (2005)
Shintarō KatsuAlso in Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)About this person
Mikijirō Hira 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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