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Behind the anime
Voice actor
Mikijirō Hira was a Japanese actor.
Our catalog credits Mikijiro Hira, a voice actor, on two titles.
Voice roles on record include work in The Little Norse Prince and Anju to Zushioumaru.
Our catalog lists two credits, including The Little Norse Prince and Anju to Zushioumaru.
The person behind the work
Mikijirō Hira (平 幹二朗, Hira Mikijirō; 21 November 1933 – 23 October 2016) 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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