Mikijiro Hira

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 Ninagawas productions including an acclaimed role as Macbeth Described as Japans best Shakespearean actor Hira received several awards throughout his career including an excellence award at the 2011 National Arts Festival hosted by the Japanese governments Agency for Cultural Affairs