Mikijiro Hira’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Mikijiro Hira has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Face of Another.
Recurring themes

The Last Man on Earth
1964
Science Fiction · Drama

Valley of the Dolls
1967
Drama · Romance

Barabbas
1961
History · Drama

Seven Swords
2005
Action · Drama

Red Desert
1964
Drama

Gladiator
2000
Action · Drama

Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
2009
Adventure · Drama

Rise of the Legend
2014
Drama · Action

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his new doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality and causing him to question his identity.
Dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara · With Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijiro Hira, Machiko Kyō

Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
Dir. Hideo Gosha · With Tetsuro Tamba, Isamu Nagato, Mikijiro Hira
Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers.
Dir. Kazuaki Kiriya · With Yosuke Eguchi, Hirosue Ryoko, Takao Osawa

Young Horus lives in a mythical Scandinavia of the Iron Age. Recovering the stolen Sword of the Sun from a rock giant, he learns he must travel to the lands of his ancestors, encountering the beautiful but enigmatic Hilda as his journey leads to a series of adventures.
Dir. Isao Takahata · With Hisako Ôkata, Etsuko Ichihara, Eijirō Tōno