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Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Acting · 1933–2016 · Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

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16 titles in this catalog, 14 of them scored with a median Balasaur Score of 74. The 1980s rate best: median 75 across 3 titles. Mikijiro Hira appears most often alongside Hideo Gosha (3 titles), Miyuki Kuwano (3), Tetsuro Tamba (3).

Biography

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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