Mikijiro Hira

Birthday: 11/21/1933
Deathday: 10/22/2016
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: 平幹二朗, 平干二朗, Микидзиро Хира

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.