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Mikijiro Hira
Acting
Born: November 21, 1933
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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
13 Assassins
as Lord Doi
Azumi 2: Death or Love
as Masayuki Sanada
The Face of Another
as Dr. Hori
Tibetan Dog
as Adult Tenzin (voice)
Three Outlaw Samurai
as Einosuke Kikyo
Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Yasumasa Hirai
Amagi Pass
as Kenzo Onodera
The Fighter Pilot
Goemon
as Rikyu Sen
