Takehiro Hira
Born (1974-07-27) July 27, 1974
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.
2006Memories of Tomorrow[6]
2007ChachaGotō Mototsugu[6]
2010Goodbye, SomedaySouth Korean film[6]
SP: The Motion PictureEiji Takigawa[6]
SP: The Motion Picture IIEiji Takigawa[6]
Aibō: Gekijō-ban IIHideaki Maruyama[6]
2011Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiIi Naotaka[6]
2012Lesson of the EvilTeacher Kume[6]
Ace AttorneyMitsurugi[6]
The Floating CastleNatsuka Masaie[6]
2013ShundoMaster HaradaLead role[6]
The Eternal ZeroLieutenant[6]
2015Mother's TreesKenjirō[6]
S The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Futuredoctor[6]
FoujitaLieutenant[6]
2017SekigaharaShima Sakon[6]
2018Killing for the ProsecutionTanno[6]
2019Erica 38[6]
2020Lost Girls & Love HotelsKazuAmerican film[6]
2021Snake EyesKentaAmerican film[6]
We Couldn't Become AdultsKeiichiro Sanai[7]
2023Gran TurismoKazunori YamauchiAmerican film[8]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008AtsuhimeTokugawa YoshinobuTaiga drama[6]
2009DandanSawadaAsadora[6]
2011GoSaji KazunariTaiga drama[6]
2012Doctor UmeSanadaAsadora[6]
2016Sanada MaruTakeda KatsuyoriTaiga drama[6]
2019Giri/HajiKenzo Mori[6]
2021YasukeNobunaga OdaONA[9]
2023The SwarmRiku Sato[6]
2023Monarch: Legacy of MonstersHiroshi Randa
2024ShōgunIshido Kazunari

Stage

  • Rokumeikan (2002)
  • King Lear, Edmund (2003)
  • And Then There Were None, Philip Lombart (2004)
  • Hamlet,[10] 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

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "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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