Mikijirō Hira

from Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Artwork for The Eternal ZeroImage of Mikijirō Hira

Biography

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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.

Timeline

2015Aged 82

2014Aged 81

  • Poster for The Round Table

    Ishita

2013Aged 80

  • Poster for 唐版 滝の白糸

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Eternal Zero

    (Unknown)

2011Aged 78

  • Poster for Tibetan Dog

    Adult Tenzin (voice)

  • Poster for Onmitsu Hicho

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Ninja Kids!!!

    (Unknown)

2010Aged 77

  • Poster for 13 Assassins

    Lord Doi

2009Aged 76

  • Poster for Goemon

    Rikyu Sen

2008Aged 75

  • Poster for AIBOU: The Movie

    Kimihiko Mikuriya

2006Aged 73

  • Poster for Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard

    (Unknown)

2005Aged 72

  • Poster for Azumi 2: Death or Love

    Masayuki Sanada

  • Poster for Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Princess Raccoon

    Azuchi Momoyama

2004Aged 71

  • Poster for Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel

    Tanuma Okitsugu

2001Aged 68

  • Poster for The Goblin of Mt. Kurama

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Pistol Opera

    Goro Hanada

1997Aged 64

  • Poster for Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi

    (Unknown)

1996Aged 63

  • Poster for Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction

    (Unknown)

1994Aged 61

  • Poster for The Mystery of Rampo

    Marquis Ogawara

1993Aged 60

  • Poster for Baian the Assassin: Showdown

    (Unknown)

1992Aged 59

  • Poster for A Legend of Turmoil

    (Unknown)

1991Aged 58

1990Aged 57

  • Poster for The Legend of Zipang

    King of Zipang

1988Aged 55

  • Poster for Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

    Yasumasa Hirai

  • Poster for Oración

    (Unknown)

1987Aged 54

  • Poster for The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!

    Takegoro Nozawa

  • Poster for The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop

    (Unknown)

1986Aged 53

  • Poster for The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!

    Takegoro Nozawa

1985Aged 52

  • Poster for Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Early Spring Story

    Takenaka

  • Poster for The Empty Table

    Kawabe

  • Poster for The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!

    Takegoro Nozawa

1984Aged 51

  • Poster for The Street of Desire

    Seijiro Igawa

1983Aged 50

1982Aged 49

  • Poster for Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Shootout

    Takeda

  • Poster for To Trap a Kidnapper

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Messengers to Satsuma

    (Unknown)

1981Aged 48

  • Poster for Private Detective DOBU 1

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Willful Murder

    Okuno

1980Aged 47

  • Poster for Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

    Tokugawa Yoshinobu (15th Sho-Gun)

1977Aged 44

  • Poster for Flickering Flames

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Utamaro's World

    Yume no ukihashi

1976Aged 43

  • Poster for The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh

    Yugaku Ohara

1969Aged 36

  • Poster for Thousand Cranes

    Kikuji Mitani

  • Poster for Sky Scraper!

    (Unknown)

1968Aged 35

  • Poster for Horus: Prince of the Sun

    Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)

1967Aged 34

  • Poster for Three Faces of Love

    Kenkichi Katsuma

  • Poster for River of Forever

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Gomez's Name is Gomez

    Katori

  • Poster for Portrait of Chieko

    Ishii

1966Aged 33

  • Poster for Cash Calls Hell

    Sengoku

  • Poster for Warm Current

    Yuzo Hibiki

  • Poster for The Face of Another

    Dr. Hori

  • Poster for Ohana han

    Captain Ijuin

1965Aged 32

  • Poster for I'll Cry Alone

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Illusion of Blood

    Sato Yomoshichi

  • Poster for Sword of the Beast

    Yuuki Gennosuke

1964Aged 31

  • Poster for Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

    Yoshioka Denshichiro

  • Poster for The Third Ninja

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Tokyo Untouchables

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Three Outlaw Samurai

    Einosuke Kikyo

  • Poster for The Great Killing

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Shape of Night

    Eiji Kitami

  • Poster for Adventures of Zatoichi

    Gounosuke

1963Aged 30

  • Poster for A Fishmonger's Tour

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Sword of Solitude

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Life of Hishakaku 2

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for League of Gangsters

    Miyajima

  • Poster for Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

    Yoshioka Denshichiro

  • Poster for Legends of Honor

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Sasuke and His Comedians

    Hanzo Hattori

1962Aged 29

  • Poster for The Inheritance

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Christian Revolt

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Lady Sen and Hideyori

    Sakazaki Dewanokami

  • Poster for Genkuro Yoshitsune

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Hibari the Traveling Performer

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for 365 Nights

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Skull Coins

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Revenge for His Lover

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The King

    (Unknown)

1961Aged 28

1960Aged 27

  • Poster for Shinran, Part II

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Sword of Destiny

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

    (Unknown)

1958Aged 25

  • Poster for Kampai! Miai Kekkon

    (Unknown)

1956Aged 23

  • Poster for The Forest Is Alive

    (Unknown)