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.
The Shape of Night
13 Assassins
The Shootout
Portrait of Chieko
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Goemon
The Face of Another
Princess Raccoon
Pistol Opera
Sword of the Beast
Horus: Prince of the Sun
The Third Ninja
Adventures of Zatoichi
Cash Calls Hell
The Great Killing
Three Outlaw Samurai
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Illusion of Blood
Tibetan Dog
Utamaro's World
Yoshitsune
The Animal Trail
Nameless Poison
Takeda Shingen
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
The God of Risk
Kunitori Monogatari
Mominoki wa Nokotta
Love & War of a Samurai
Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
Mission To Kill
ゴメスの名はゴメス
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
Kenkaku Shōbai
Nemuri Kyoshiro
さよなら李香蘭Two Poor Ronins
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
