Deceased

When Did Mikijiro Hira Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

Also known as平幹二朗, 平干二朗, Микидзиро ХираGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn21/11/1933Born inHiroshima, Hiroshima, JapanDied22/10/2016Died inSetagayaWikidataQ11482771 ↗TMDb#118408 ↗

Mikijirō Hira 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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Filmography112 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2016	Moribito: Guardian of the SpiritSeries	Holy Teacher	83
2015	The God of RiskSeries	Tokuma Tendo	82
2015	The DriverMovie	Shigeru Saigo	82
2014	The Round TableMovie	Ishita	81
2013	Nameless PoisonSeries	Yoshichika Imada	80
2013	The Eternal ZeroMovie	—	80
2011	Ninja Kids!!!Movie	—	78
2011	Tibetan DogMovie	Adult Tenzin (voice)	78
2011	Onmitsu HichoMovie	—	78
2010	13 AssassinsMovie	Lord Doi	77
2009	Mission To KillSeries	—	76
2009	GoemonMovie	Rikyu Sen	76
2008	AIBOU: The MovieMovie	Kimihiko Mikuriya	75
2006	Samurai Justice: The Female BodyguardMovie	—	73
2005	YoshitsuneSeries	Goshirakawa Emperor	72
2005	Princess RaccoonMovie	Azuchi Momoyama	72
2005	Azumi 2: Death or LoveMovie	Masayuki Sanada	72
2005	Samurai Justice: A Duel at TakadanobaraMovie	—	72
2004	Samurai Justice: Assistance in a DuelMovie	Tanuma Okitsugu	71
2003	Love & War of a SamuraiSeries	—	70
2001	Pistol OperaMovie	Goro Hanada	68
2001	The Goblin of Mt. KuramaMovie	—	68
1997	Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichiMovie	—	64
1996	Tom Cat Holmes' DeductionMovie	—	63
1994	The Mystery of RampoMovie	Marquis Ogawara	61
1993	Baian the Assassin: ShowdownMovie	—	60
1993	Three Generations of the Yagyu SwordSeries	Yagyu Ishifunesai Munetoshi	60
1992	A Legend of TurmoilMovie	—	59
1991	遊の人‐天下の御意見番大久保彦左衛門‐Movie	—	58
1991	Saito Dosan: Rage of PowerMovie	Toshitaka Nagai	58
1990	The Legend of ZipangMovie	King of Zipang	57
1989	さよなら李香蘭Series	—	56
1988	OraciónMovie	—	55
1988	Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisMovie	Yasumasa Hirai	55
1987	The Return of the Newshound and the Lady CopMovie	—	54
1987	The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!Movie	Takegoro Nozawa	54
1985	The Empty TableMovie	Kawabe	52
1985	Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!Movie	—	52
1985	The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!Movie	Takegoro Nozawa	52
1985	Early Spring StoryMovie	Takenaka	52
1984	The Street of DesireMovie	Seijiro Igawa	51
1983	Battle AnthemMovie	Emperor Meiji	50
1983	Amagi PassMovie	Kenzo Onodera	50
1983	誰もが信じられない！Movie	Kotaro, Iga Kanko's president	50
1983	Shogunate Secret NinjaMovie	—	50
1983	Undercover Ninja: Secret AssassinsMovie	—	50
1982	Messengers to SatsumaMovie	—	49
1982	To Trap a KidnapperMovie	—	49
1982	Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder CaseMovie	—	49
1981	Willful MurderMovie	Okuno	48
1980	Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no ShougaiSeries	エスガイ	47
1977	Utamaro's WorldMovie	Yume no ukihashi	44
1977	Flickering FlamesMovie	—	44
1976	The Tempō Outlaws of the MarshMovie	Yugaku Ohara	43
1972	Nemuri KyoshiroSeries	Mojiwaka	39
1970	Mominoki wa NokottaSeries	Harada Kai	37
1969	Sky Scraper!Movie	—	36
1969	Thousand CranesMovie	Kikuji Mitani	36
1968	Horus: Prince of the SunMovie	Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)	35
1967	Gomez's Name is GomezMovie	Katori	34
1967	ゴメスの名はゴメスSeries	—	34
1967	Portrait of ChiekoMovie	Ishii	34
1967	River of ForeverMovie	—	34
1967	Three Faces of LoveMovie	Kenkichi Katsuma	34
1966	Ohana hanMovie	Captain Ijuin	33
1966	Cash Calls HellMovie	Sengoku	33
1966	Warm CurrentMovie	Yuzo Hibiki	33
1966	The Face of AnotherMovie	Dr. Hori	33
1965	Sword of the BeastMovie	Yuuki Gennosuke	32
1965	Illusion of BloodMovie	Sato Yomoshichi	32
1964	Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleMovie	Yoshioka Denshichiro	31
1964	The Great KillingMovie	—	31
1964	Three Outlaw SamuraiMovie	Einosuke Kikyo	31
1964	The Third NinjaMovie	—	31
1964	The Shape of NightMovie	Eiji Kitami	31
1964	Tokyo UntouchablesMovie	—	31
1963	Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword StyleMovie	Yoshioka Denshichiro	30
1963	Sasuke and His ComediansMovie	Hanzo Hattori	30
1963	Tragedy of the Coolie SamuraiMovie	—	30
1963	League of GangstersMovie	Miyajima	30
1963	Sword of SolitudeMovie	—	30
1963	A Fishmonger's TourMovie	—	30
1963	Life of Hishakaku 2Movie	—	30
1963	Legends of HonorMovie	—	30
1962	The InheritanceMovie	—	29
1962	The Christian RevoltMovie	—	29
1962	365 NightsMovie	—	29
1962	Lady Sen and HideyoriMovie	Sakazaki Dewanokami	29
1962	Revenge for His LoverMovie	—	29
1962	The KingMovie	—	29
1962	Hibari the Traveling PerformerMovie	—	29
1962	Skull CoinsMovie	—	29
1962	Genkuro YoshitsuneMovie	—	29
1961	Works of the Fish ManMovie	—	28
1961	Samurai KnightsMovie	—	28
1961	The Red ShadowMovie	Jûrôzaemon Mizuno	28
1961	The South Sea WolfMovie	Takayanagi Kujuro	28
1961	Kirimaru KirigakureMovie	—	28
1961	Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai RegionMovie	—	28
1961	A Young Warrior on Mount FujiMovie	—	28
1961	Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic LanternMovie	—	28
1961	20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2Movie	—	28
1961	Tange Sazen and the PrincessMovie	—	28
1961	The Shogun and the FishmongerMovie	—	28
1961	The Orphan BrotherMovie	Jirô, eldest son (voice)	28
1961	20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1Movie	—	28
1961	Mask of the MoonMovie	—	28
1960	Shinran, Part IIMovie	—	27
1960	Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai RegionMovie	—	27
1960	Sword of DestinyMovie	—	27
1958	Kampai! Miai KekkonMovie	—	25
1956	The Forest Is AliveMovie	—	23