Takehiro Hira
Takehiro Hira
Born 27/07/1974 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Takehiro Hira (平 岳大, Hira Takehiro, born July 27, 1974) is a Japanese theatre, film, and television actor.

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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Filmography (Movies)

Rental Family

Rental Family

Character:Shinji

Release Date:20/11/2025

Tornado

Tornado

Character:Fujin

Release Date:30/05/2025

Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World

Character:Prime Minister Ozaki

Release Date:12/02/2025

Crosspoint

Crosspoint

Character:Shigeru Watanabe

Release Date:16/10/2024

Rumours

Rumours

Character:Tatsuro Iwasaki

Release Date:01/07/2024

The Contestant

The Contestant

Character:Nasubi's Diary (voice)

Release Date:08/09/2023

Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo

Character:Kazunori Yamauchi

Release Date:09/08/2023

We Couldn't Become Adults

We Couldn't Become Adults

Character:Keiichiro Sanai

Release Date:05/11/2021

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Character:Kenta

Release Date:22/07/2021

Tokyo Chiken no Otoko

Tokyo Chiken no Otoko

Character:

Release Date:24/03/2021

Lost Girls & Love Hotels

Lost Girls & Love Hotels

Character:Kazu

Release Date:18/09/2020

Erica 38

Erica 38

Character:Ikuo Hirasawa

Release Date:07/06/2019

Koujin

Koujin

Character:

Release Date:17/09/2018

Killing for the Prosecution

Killing for the Prosecution

Character:Kazuki Tanno

Release Date:24/08/2018

Sekigahara

Sekigahara

Character:Shima Sakon

Release Date:26/08/2017

Foujita

Foujita

Character:Lieutenant

Release Date:24/11/2015

Sleeping Forest

Sleeping Forest

Character:Yasunari Kajita

Release Date:02/01/2014

Bushido

Bushido

Character:Daihachiro Harada

Release Date:19/10/2013

Lesson of the Evil

Lesson of the Evil

Character:Takeki Kume

Release Date:10/11/2012

The Floating Castle

The Floating Castle

Character:Masaie Natsuka

Release Date:02/11/2012

Kekkon Houkoku

Kekkon Houkoku

Character:

Release Date:06/09/2012

Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney

Character:Shin Mitsurugi (Gregory Edgeworth)

Release Date:11/02/2012

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Character:Naotaka Ii

Release Date:15/10/2011

AIBOU: The Movie II

AIBOU: The Movie II

Character:

Release Date:23/12/2010

SP: The Motion Picture

SP: The Motion Picture

Character:Eiji Takigawa

Release Date:30/10/2010

Goodbye, Someday

Goodbye, Someday

Character:Kasai

Release Date:23/01/2010

Television Appearances

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