Actor info
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Name :
Mikijiro Hira
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Born :
November 21, 1933 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan (82 years at death)
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Died :
October 22, 2016
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
115 films (1956–2015)
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Also known as :
平 幹二朗, 平干二朗, Микидзиро Хира
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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.
Notable films
- Tibetan Dog (2011) as Adult Tenzin (voice)
- 13 Assassins (2010) as Lord Doi
- Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005) as Masayuki Sanada
- Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968) as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
- The Face of Another (1966) as Dr. Hori
