Takehiro Hira

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Takehiro Hira (平 岳大, Hira Takehiro, born July 27, 1974) is a Japanese theatre, film, and television actor. Hira was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, to actors Mikijirō Hira and Yoshiko Sakuma. 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. 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, and Aku no Kyoten. He plays Natsuka Masaie...

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Monarch: Legacy of MonstersSeries • 2023ShōgunSeries • 2024CSI: Crime Scene TalksSeries • 2011Absolute ZeroSeries • 2010Captain America: Brave New WorldMovie • 202599.9 Criminal LawyerSeries • 2016Gran TurismoMovie • 2023YasukeAnime • 2021Giri/HajiSeries • 2019The SwarmSeries • 2023Rental FamilyMovie • 2025Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe OriginsMovie • 2021Princess GoSeries • 2011稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズSeries • 2004Shinigami-kunSeries • 2014Lost Girls & Love HotelsMovie • 2020Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiMovie • 2011RumoursMovie • 2024TornadoMovie • 2025SekigaharaMovie • 2017Lesson of the EvilMovie • 2012The Floating CastleMovie • 2012We Couldn't Become AdultsMovie • 2021Killing for the ProsecutionMovie • 2018