Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira was born on Jul 27, 1974 in Japan. Takehiro Hira's big-screen debut came with Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai directed by Takashi Miike in 2011, strarring Naotaka Ii. Takehiro Hira is known for Giri/Haji directed by Julian Farino, Takehiro Hira stars as Kenzo Mori and Kelly Macdonald as Sarah. The upcoming new tvshow Takehiro Hira plays is Shogun - Season 1 which will be released on Dec 31, 2023.

Takehiro started his career in theatre. He has been in numerous plays including "Hamlet" directed by Yukiko Ninagawa, which starred Michael Maloney, Peter Eagan and Daniel Rigby. However, his international career has started when he played Kazu in "Lost Girls and Love Hotels" in 2018. He plays the leading role of Kenzo in a BBC/Netflix 8-episode drama "Giri/ Haji" which will be aired in 2019. He was educated in the U.S from high school to college. He has a bachelor's degree from Brown University. He is fluent in English and Japanese.