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Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Acting July 27, 1974 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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 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.

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Movies

Captain America: Brave New World
6.0
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Prime Minister Ozaki
Captain America: Brave New World
2025
Gran Turismo
7.7
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Kazunori Yamauchi
Gran Turismo
2023
Tornado
6.1
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Fujin
Tornado
2025

TV Shows

Shōgun
8.4
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Ishido Kazunari
Shōgun
2024
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
7.7
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Hiroshi Randa
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
7.7
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Hiroshi Randa (archive footage)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023

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