Mikijiro Hira
Born in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan — Nov 21 1933• Died Oct 22 2016
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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.
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Mission To Kill
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Holy Teacher
Yoshitsune
Goshirakawa Emperor
Kunitori Monogatari
Saito Dosan
Mominoki wa Nokotta
Harada Kai
13 Assassins
Lord Doi
Takeda Shingen
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Mojiwaka
Nameless Poison
Yoshichika Imada
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
Kenkaku Shōbai
The God of Risk
Tokuma Tendo
Ninja Kids!!!
The Great Killing
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Yasumasa Hirai
Princess Raccoon
Azuchi Momoyama
The Face of Another
Dr. Hori
さよなら李香蘭
Tibetan Dog
Adult Tenzin (voice)
The Eternal Zero
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
Three Outlaw Samurai
Einosuke Kikyo
Willful Murder
Okuno
The Mystery of Rampo
Marquis Ogawara
ゴメスの名はゴメス
The Inheritance
Love & War of a Samurai
Battle Anthem
Emperor Meiji
The Animal Trail
Kota Kito
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Yoshioka Denshichiro
Cash Calls Hell
Sengoku
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Yoshioka Denshichiro
Utamaro's World
Yume no ukihashi
Pistol Opera
Goro Hanada
Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi
A Legend of Turmoil
Goemon
Rikyu Sen
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Tanuma Okitsugu
Flickering Flames
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
Toshitaka Nagai
The Shootout
Takeda
The Orphan Brother
Jirô, eldest son (voice)
To Trap a Kidnapper
Sword of the Beast
Yuuki Gennosuke
Sasuke and His Comedians
Hanzo Hattori
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)
The Street of Desire
Seijiro Igawa
The Goblin of Mt. Kurama
The Round Table
Ishita
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
Three Faces of Love
Kenkichi Katsuma
Onmitsu Hicho
Ohana han
Captain Ijuin
The King
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Masayuki Sanada
Shinran, Part II
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
The Forest Is Alive
League of Gangsters
Miyajima
Portrait of Chieko
Ishii
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Sky Scraper!
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Illusion of Blood
Sato Yomoshichi
Amagi Pass
Kenzo Onodera
The Shape of Night
Eiji Kitami
Life of Hishakaku 2
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
The Empty Table
Kawabe
I'll Cry Alone
Early Spring Story
Takenaka
Legends of Honor
Genkuro Yoshitsune
Thousand Cranes
Kikuji Mitani
Warm Current
Yuzo Hibiki
The Christian Revolt
The Driver
Shigeru Saigo
The Third Ninja
365 Nights
Oración
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Tokyo Untouchables
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
Yugaku Ohara
Adventures of Zatoichi
Gounosuke
The South Sea Wolf
Takayanagi Kujuro
Skull Coins
AIBOU: The Movie
Kimihiko Mikuriya
Lady Sen and Hideyori
Sakazaki Dewanokami
Mask of the Moon
Hibari the Traveling Performer
Messengers to Satsuma
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
The Bored Samurai
Saotome Mondonosuke
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
エスガイ
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
A Fishmonger's Tour
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Works of the Fish Man
Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
The Legend of Zipang
King of Zipang
Revenge for His Lover
Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern
The Red Shadow
Jûrôzaemon Mizuno
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Private Detective DOBU 1
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
River of Forever
Tange Sazen and the Princess
Shogunate Secret Ninja
Two Poor Ronins
Kirimaru Kirigakure
誰もが信じられない！
Kotaro, Iga Kanko's president
Sword of Solitude
Gomez's Name is Gomez
Katori
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi
Samurai Knights
唐版 滝の白糸
Sword of Destiny