Biography Mikijirō Hira

1 biography

1.1 life
1.2 acting career
1.3 performance style
1.4 personal life
1.5 death

biography
early life

hira born in hiroshima, hiroshima prefecture, japan. after graduating joge high school (ja) in jōge, hiroshima prefecture, studied @ training school of haiyuza theatre company , officially joined company in 1956. 1 of roles in production of goethe s faust.

acting career

hira s television debut in 1963 series 3 outlaw samurai, in played nihilistic masterless samurai, saw popularity rise. in 1968 played hamlet in shiki theatre company, role received high reviews.

performance style

hira s stage performances heralded throughout career. in 2009, tokyo university professor emeritus of english literature yushi odashima (ja) described hira japan s best shakesperean actor, noting incandescence brought roles mythical characters. range in performance king lear, solemnness madness, praised kindai university professor , theatre critic kojin nishido (ja). obituary chunichi shimbun identified hira s special ability deliver profound performances , high-toned delivery of lines.

personal life

hira married actress yoshiko sakuma (ja) in 1970 , had son, takehiro, born in 1974 , actor. pair divorced in 1984. in 1998 hira received medal of honour japanese government , in 2005 appointed order of rising sun, 4th class.

death

on october 23, 2016, died @ home in setagaya, tokyo @ age of 82. @ time of death had role in fuji television s monday night drama cain , abel, taken on akira terao. hira s final performance, in second episode of cain , abel, filmed on 29 september , aired on 24 october, shortly after death. hira had role in nhk s production of moribito: guardian of spirit. filming of second season finished earlier in 2016 , scheduled screened in january 2017. in third season, screened in november 2017, hira s character played takeshi kaga.