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Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Acting
21 Nov 1933
22 Oct 2016
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

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 hoste...

Also Known As

平 幹二朗, 平干二朗, Микидзиро Хира

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