Takehiro Hira
Takehiro Hira (平 岳大, Hira, Takehiro, born July 27, 1974) is a Japanese theatre, film, and television actor.
Takehiro Hira | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1974 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Parent(s) | Mikijirō Hira (father) Yoshiko Sakuma (mother) |
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).
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Memories of Tomorrow | |||
| 2007 | Chacha | Gotō Mototsugu | ||
| 2010 | Sayonara Itsuka | |||
| SP -Ambition | Eiji Takigawa | |||
| SP -Revolution | Eiji Takigawa | |||
| Aibō: Gekijō-ban II | Hideaki Maruyama | |||
| 2011 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | Ii Naotaka | ||
| 2012 | Lesson of the Evil | Teacher Kume | ||
| Ace Attorney | Mitsurugi | |||
| The Floating Castle | Natsuka Masaie | |||
| 2013 | Shundo | Master Harada | Lead | |
| The Eternal Zero | Lieutenant | |||
| 2015 | Mother's Trees | Kenjirō | ||
| S The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Future | doctor | |||
| Foujita | Lieutenant | |||
| 2017 | Sekigahara | Shima Sakon | ||
| 2018 | Killing for the Prosecution | Tanno | ||
| 2019 | Erica 38 | |||
| 2020 | Lost Girls & Love Hotels | Kazu | American film | |
| 2021 | Snake Eyes | Kenta | American film | |
| We Couldn't Become Adults | Keiichiro Sanai | [6] | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cosmetic | ||
| Love to be loved | |||
| Special Mission Boss | |||
| 2004 | Go Ryoma | Kurata Ike | |
| Mito Komon | Guest Star | ||
| The Clan of Inugami | Kiyotake | ||
| 2005 | Nada sousou | ||
| 2006 | Delicious Proposal | Hinohara | |
| 2008 | Atsuhime | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Taiga drama |
| 2009 | Dandan | Sawada | Asadora |
| Lineage of Cop | Terrorist | ||
| Counter Terrorist Police | Kubota | ||
| 2010 | The Chapter of Mountain | Hideo | Guest Star |
| The diary of Doctor Chizuru | Guest Star | ||
| 2011 | Fake | K | Guest Star |
| Go | Saji Kazunari | Taiga drama | |
| Woman from Kyoto Police | Takuma Ōkura | Guest Star | |
| Absolute Zero | Sawada | ||
| Tsukahara Bokuden | Samon Yamazaki | ||
| Boyfriend,husband and male friend | Hiroki Yagi | ||
| Science Investigation | Guest star | ||
| The return from Pearl Harbor | Lieutenant Iwase | ||
| 2012 | Pioneers | Morimitsu | |
| The Life of Juzo Itami | Juzo Itami | Lead role | |
| Umechan Sensei | Sanada | ||
| 2013 | Ooka echizen' | Shogun | |
| Tokuso Saizensen | Benitake | ||
| Mottomo nagai Ginga | Seike | ||
| 2014 | Shinzanmono | Kajita | |
| Iryu Team Dragon | Sakurai | ||
| Kindaichi | Hoshino | ||
| Kenkaku shibai | Okubo | Guest Star | |
| 2015 | Aibo | Tobishiro | Guest Star |
| Kaze no Touge | Washisu | Guest Star | |
| Keibuho Sugiyama Shintaro | Yabuki | Guest Star | |
| 64 | Akama | ||
| Ishitachi no Renai jijyo | izaki | ||
| Ishino Mayu | Kadowaki | Wowow drama | |
| Cho no Sanmyaku | Yukio Tabuchi | Lead | |
| Shitamachi Rocket | Kusaka | ||
| Onnnatachi no Tokuso | Kuryu | ||
| 2016 | Sanada Maru | Takeda Katsuyori | Taiga drama |
| Fragile | Kosaka | Guest Star | |
| 99.9 | Yamashiro | Guest Star | |
| IQ246 | Kasahara | Guest Star | |
| 2017 | Uso no Senso | Toru Kushima | |
| Iryu Sosa | kurihara | Guest Star | |
| 2019 | Giri/Haji | Kenzo Mori | |
| 2021 | Yasuke | Nobunaga Oda | ONA[7] |
Stage
- Rokumeikan (2002)
- King Lear, Edmund (2003)
- And Then There Were None, Philip Lombart (2004)
- Hamlet,[8] Player Queen (2005)
- Korikoribanashi (2006)
- Othello, Iago (2007)
- Genghis Khan, Title role (2008)
- Gabrielle Chanel (2009)
- The Film of the Nation, Gustav Friedrich (2011)
- Bouye (2011)
- Harvest Albert,(2012)
- Pygmalion Dr. Higgins (2013)
- HInoyouni Sabishi Anegaite (2014)
- Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan (2015)
- Kakuonnna' (2016)
- Super Kabuki (2016–18)
- Otoko no Hanamichi (2017)
- Yukinojo Henge (2017)
- Phedre (2017)
References
- "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 Shinbun. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- Schilling, Mark (August 24, 2017). "Takehiro Hira embodies the samurai spirit in 'Sekigahara'". The Japan Times. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ""Ace Attorney trailer" Nippon Cinema".
- ""Aku no Kyoten" Tokyo Hive".
- ""Hamlet Barbican" British Theatre Guild".
- "『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.
- "Yasuke Anime Unveils Japanese Cast With New Teaser". Anime News Network. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- Billington, Michael (November 12, 2004). ""Hamlet review Guardian" Guardian". The Guardian. London.
External links
- Management agency profile (in Japanese)