Takehiro Hira
Known for: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takehiro Hira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Hiroshi Randa
2023
Series
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Hiroshi Randa (archive footage)
2023
Series
Shōgun
Ishido Kazunari
2024
Film
Captain America: Brave New World
Prime Minister Ozaki
2025
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
2011
Series
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
Koichi Yamashiro
2016
Series
Absolute Zero
Tomoki Sawada
2010
Film
Gran Turismo
Kazunori Yamauchi
2023
Series
Yasuke
Oda Nobunaga (voice)
2021
Series
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Suketake Inugami
2004
Film
Rental Family
Shinji Tada
2025
Series
Giri/Haji
Kenzo Mori
2019
Film
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Kenta
2021
Series
竜馬がゆく
2004
Series
Innocence, Fight Against False Charges
雲仙一彦(うんぜん かずひこ)
2019
Series
The Swarm
Riku Sato
2023
Series
IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius
2016
Series
Shinigami-kun
2014
Series
Fragile
2016
Series
Ooka Echizen
Tokugawa Yoshimune
2013
Series
Stone's Cocoon
Kadowaki Hitoshi
2015
Series
War of Lies
Toru Kushima
2017
Film
Killing for the Prosecution
Kazuki Tanno
2018
Series
桂ちづる診察日録
三国屋喜兵衛
2010
Film
Lost Girls & Love Hotels
Kazu
2020
Series
The Farthest Galaxy
2013
Series
Train Cruise
Self - Presenter
2013
Film
Tornado
Fujin
2025
Series
Tsukahara Bokuden
Samon Yamazaki
2011
Series
Kaze no Tōge: Ginkan no Fu
2015
Film
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Naotaka Ii
2011
Film
Sekigahara
Shima Sakon
2017
Film
Rumours
Tatsuro Iwasaki
2024
Film
Crosspoint
Shigeru Watanabe
2024
Film
Lesson of the Evil
Takeki Kume
2012
Film
Anima
Paul
2026
Series
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
Juzo Itami
2012
Film
The Floating Castle
Masaie Natsuka
2012
Film
Ace Attorney
Shin Mitsurugi (Gregory Edgeworth)
2012
警視庁殺人分析班
門脇仁志
2015
Film
We Couldn't Become Adults
Keiichiro Sanai
2021
Film
Goodbye, Someday
Kasai
2010
Film
The Contestant
Nasubi's Diary (voice)
2023
Film
Sleeping Forest
Yasunari Kajita
2014
Film
SP: The Motion Picture
Eiji Takigawa
2010
Film
Foujita
Lieutenant
2015
Film
Tokyo Chiken no Otoko
2021
Karoshi
Film
AIBOU: The Movie II
2010
Film
Erica 38
Ikuo Hirasawa
2019
Film
Bushido
Daihachiro Harada
2013
Film
Kekkon Houkoku
2012
Film
Koujin
2018
真珠湾からの帰還~軍神と捕虜第一号~
2011
Series
松本清張スペシャル 山峡の章
2010
Film
ワルシャワの秋
2003