- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 22, 1951
- Place of Birth
- Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- March 5, 2022
Tarō Shigaki
Tarō Shigaki (志垣 太郎, Shigaki Tarō, September 22, 1951) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. His real name was 河村 稔. He graduated from the Nihon University College of Art. He was 170 cm tall and weighs 59 kg. Actress Noriko Shirasaka (白坂 紀子) was his wife. He worked for Oscar Promotion. In 1969, he made his debut as the leading role in Star of the Giants (巨人の星, Kyojin no Hoshi). His leading works include 1974 Fuji TV The Blue Mountains (青い山脈, Aoi sanmyaku), Akantare (あかんたれ), Like an Iceberg (氷山のごとく, Hyōzan nogotoku) and Horror of the Wolf (狼の紋章, Ōkami no monshō). Currently, he is also active as a reporter for gourmet and travel programs. In dramas and historical dramas, he plays a wide range of roles, from comical to serious ones.
Filmography
tvBlack Pean
2018 · Nobuaki Moriya
movieOnmyōji
2015
movieRaining Blood
2014 · Akari's Father
movieBlack Butler
2014 · Tanaka
movieRoboGeisha
2009 · Kenyama Kageno
movieShabake
2007
movieFirefly 2 Red Scar
1995
movieSilent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period
1993 · But
movieBenisuzume's Weekend
1993 · Mr. Shikata
tvNotes on Tokugawa Villainies
1992 · Tokugawa Iemitsu
tvYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
movieWuthering Heights
1988
movieThe Beauty in the Red Riding Outfit
1987 · Hiroyuki Yuki
movieArea 88 Act III: Burning Mirage
1986 · Saki Vashutal
movieArea 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves
1985 · Saki Vashutal
movieArea 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal
1985 · Saki Vashutal
tvArea 88
1985 · Saki Vashutal (voice)
movieThe Highest Honour
1982 · Lieutenant Hayakawa
movieSwan Lake
1981 · Prince Siegfried (voice)
movieToward the Terra
1980 · Soldier Blue (voice)
tvThe Rose of Versailles
1979 · André Grandier
movieNutcracker Fantasy
1979 · Franz / Fritz (voice)
movieGhosts of the Dolls
1978
movieThe Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
tvEdogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1977 · Ichiro
tvKashin
1977 · Kusaka Yoshisuke
movieThe Possessed
1976
movieZero Fighter
1976 · Lieutenant Sasai
movieHangyaku no Tabi
1976
movieThe Runaway Season
1976 · Minami
movieOshare daisakusen
1976
movieHans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
1975 · Prince (voice)
movieTomorrow Will Shine
1974
tvOnna: Sono Ai no Series
1973
movieStray Dog
1973 · Kiyoteru Higa
movieHorror of the Wolf
1973 · Akira Inugami
movieFirst Love
1972
movieMy Voiceless Friends
1972