
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.

Mission To Kill
TV • 2009

Yoshitsune
TV • 2005

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
TV • 2016

Takeda Shingen
TV • 1988

Takeda Shingen
TV • 1988

13 Assassins
MOVIE • 2010

Kunitori Monogatari
TV • 1973

Sword of the Beast
MOVIE • 1965

Nemuri Kyoshiro
TV • 1972

Mominoki wa Nokotta
TV • 1970

The God of Risk
TV • 2015

Nameless Poison
TV • 2013

Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi
MOVIE • 1997

Love & War of a Samurai
TV • 2003

The Animal Trail
TV • 2006

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
MOVIE • 1988

Three Outlaw Samurai
MOVIE • 1964

The Face of Another
MOVIE • 1966