Takehiro Hira
Born (1974-07-27) July 27, 1974 (age 49)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Parent(s)Mikijirō Hira (father)
Yoshiko Sakuma (mother)

Takehiro Hira (平 岳大, Hira, Takehiro, born July 27, 1974) is a Japanese theatre, film, and television actor.

Early life and education

Hira was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan to actors Mikijirō Hira and Yoshiko Sakuma.[1] He was raised in Japan until he was 15 years old. He went to high school at Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, and then attended Brown University.[2]

Career

He made his theatrical debut in 2002 with Rokumeikan which was written by Yukio Mishima. He worked closely with his father Mikijirō Hira, who was also a Japanese actor. Takehiro played the role of Iago in the production of Othello with his father playing Othello. He received major recognition when he played the last shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa in the NHK taiga drama Atsuhime. He has appeared in several films of Takashi Miike, including Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, Ace Attorney[3] and Aku no Kyoten.[4] He plays Natsuka Masaie in the big-budget film Nobou's Castle.

International experience

He played the role of the Player Queen in the English stage production of Hamlet in 2005, in which the title role was played by Michael Maloney. This three-month tour was received well at many places in the UK.[5]

Hira played the lead role in the 2019 British TV series Giri/Haji. He has also had notable parts in the American films Lost Girls & Love Hotels (2020) and Snake Eyes (2021) and a minor role in Gran Turismo.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Memories of Tomorrow [6]
2007 Chacha Gotō Mototsugu [6]
2010 Goodbye, Someday South Korean film [6]
SP: The Motion Picture Eiji Takigawa [6]
SP: The Motion Picture II Eiji Takigawa [6]
Aibō: Gekijō-ban II Hideaki Maruyama [6]
2011 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Ii Naotaka [6]
2012 Lesson of the Evil Teacher Kume [6]
Ace Attorney Mitsurugi [6]
The Floating Castle Natsuka Masaie [6]
2013 Shundo Master Harada Lead role [6]
The Eternal Zero Lieutenant [6]
2015 Mother's Trees Kenjirō [6]
S The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Future doctor [6]
Foujita Lieutenant [6]
2017 Sekigahara Shima Sakon [6]
2018 Killing for the Prosecution Tanno [6]
2019 Erica 38 [6]
2020 Lost Girls & Love Hotels Kazu American film [6]
2021 Snake Eyes Kenta American film [6]
We Couldn't Become Adults Keiichiro Sanai [7]
2023 Gran Turismo Kazunori Yamauchi American film [8]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Atsuhime Tokugawa Yoshinobu Taiga drama [6]
2009 Dandan Sawada Asadora [6]
2011 Go Saji Kazunari Taiga drama [6]
2012 Doctor Ume Sanada Asadora [6]
2016 Sanada Maru Takeda Katsuyori Taiga drama [6]
2019 Giri/Haji Kenzo Mori [6]
2021 Yasuke Nobunaga Oda ONA [9]
2023 The Swarm Riku Sato [6]
2023-2024 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Hiroshi Randa
2024 Shōgun Ishido Kazunari

Stage

References

  1. ^ "平幹二朗さん死去 ８２歳 「蜷川マクベス」名演" [Mikijiro Hira, star of "Minagawa Macbeth" dead at 82] (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. ^ Schilling, Mark (August 24, 2017). "Takehiro Hira embodies the samurai spirit in 'Sekigahara'". The Japan Times. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. ^ ""Ace Attorney trailer" Nippon Cinema".
  4. ^ ""Aku no Kyoten" Tokyo Hive".
  5. ^ ""Hamlet Barbican" British Theatre Guild".
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "平岳大 公式プロフィール". Ikushima Kikaku Shitsu. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "『ボクたちはみんな大人になれなかった』11月5日よりNetflix配信＆劇場公開 ビジュアルも". Real Sound. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "私も出てます。". Twitter. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Yasuke Anime Unveils Japanese Cast With New Teaser". Anime News Network. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Billington, Michael (November 12, 2004). ""Hamlet review Guardian" Guardian". The Guardian. London.

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