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Mikijirō Hira

Mikijirō Hira was a Japanese actor born on August 26, 1924, in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including Akira Kurosawa's "The Hidden Fortress", and won several awards throughout his career, including the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1976. Hira passed away on July 14, 2013, at the age of 88.

Titles credited to Mikijirō Hira

Adventures of Zatoichi

座頭市関所破り

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1964 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader who has disappeared. As he helps her investigate the disappearance, Zatoichi also becomes involved wi...

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Goemon

Goemon

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside...

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Horus: Prince of the Sun

太陽の王子ホルスの大冒険

Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1968 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Young Horus lives in a mythical Scandinavia of the Iron Age. Recovering the stolen Sword of the Sun from a rock giant, he learns he must travel to the lands of his ancestors, encountering the beautifu...

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