Takehiro Hira is an internationally-acclaimed actor who skillfully brings to life a diverse range of characters across various genres.
Next, Takehiro will be featured in Robert Schwentke's film adaptation of Snake Eyes, alongside Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, and Úrsula Corberó, playing one of the villains in this G.I. Joe spin-off. Paramount Pictures has scheduled the film's release for October 23, 2020.
Last year, Takehiro was seen starring in the Netflix/BBC series Giri/Haji, opposite Kelly Macdonald. The series follows Kenzo Mori, a detective from Tokyo who searches for his missing brother in London, who has been involved with the Yakuza and accused of murder. The Guardian praised Takehiro's performance as "bone deep", and NPR Fresh Air's John Powers acclaimed the series as "unlike anything else on TV".
Most notably, Takehiro portrayed the role of 'Kazu' in William Olsson's drama thriller, Lost Girls and Love Hotels, opposite Alexandria Daddario. The film tells the story of Margaret, a young Western woman who becomes lost in the nightlife of Tokyo, haunted by memories of her twin brother's descent into madness. Margaret courts danger with her fellow expat misfits in dive bars and love hotels, and when she falls for Kazu, a handsome Japanese gangster, she has a chance at redemption.
Takehiro's film credits also include Yûichi Hibi's Erica 38; Masato Harada's Criminal on the Prosecutor's Side and Sekigahara; Takashi Yamazaki's The Fighter Pilot; Yasuo Mikami's Bushido; Shinji Higuchi and Isshin Inudô's The Floating Castle; Takashi Miike's Lesson of Evil, Ace Attorney, and Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai; as well as Hajime Hashimoto's Chacha.
Takehiro began his career in theater, where he was discovered in Yukio Ninagawa's production of Hamlet at the Barbican in London. His other theatrical credits include on-stage work in Tokyo in the productions of Tamiya Kuriyama's Phaedra; Keiko Miyata's Pygmalion; Shintaro Mori's Harvest; and Mikijiro Hira's Othello.
