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Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 27, 1974 (51)
Birthplace Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 25, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Providenc ... e, 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 in the big-budget film Nobou's Castle. 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. 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. In 2024, Hira starred in FX's adaptation of Shōgun. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takehiro Hira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World

2025

as Prime Minister Ozaki

Rumours

Rumours

2024

as Tatsuro Iwasaki

The Contestant

The Contestant

2023

as Nasubi's Diary (voice)

Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo

2023

as Kazunori Yamauchi

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Ooka Echizen

as Tokugawa Yoshimune

Episodes: 42

First Aired: Mar 30, 2013

Shōgun

as Ishido Kazunari

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 27, 2024

The Swarm

as Riku Sato

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 06, 2023

Giri/Haji

as Kenzo Mori

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 17, 2019

Tsukahara Bokuden

as Samon Yamazaki

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 02, 2011

Yasuke

as Oda Nobunaga (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 29, 2021

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

as Hiroshi Randa

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 16, 2023

Stone's Cocoon

as Kadowaki Hitoshi

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 16, 2015

Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

as Juzo Itami

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 24, 2012

桂ちづる診察日録

as 三国屋喜兵衛

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 2010

Absolute Zero

as Tomoki Sawada

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 2010

War of Lies

as Toru Kushima

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 2017

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

as Suketake Inugami

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 03, 2004

Innocence, Fight Against False Charges

as 雲仙一彦(うんぜん かずひこ)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2019

警視庁殺人分析班

as 門脇仁志

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 16, 2015

Kaze no Tōge: Ginkan no Fu

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 15, 2015

竜馬がゆく

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 02, 2004

Train Cruise

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 2013

The Farthest Galaxy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 02, 2013

Shinigami-kun

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 18, 2014

Fragile

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2016

IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 2016

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 2016

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 2011

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