Tarō Shigaki
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 22, 1951
- Died
- March 5, 2022 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Sunday Horror Series Best Selection 3
Movie
Black Pean
TV · as Nobuaki Moriya · 10 eps
Onmyōji
Movie
Raining Blood
Movie · as Akari's Father
Black Butler
Movie · as Tanaka
RoboGeisha
Movie · as Kenyama Kageno
Shabake
Movie
Firefly 2 Red Scar
Movie
Benisuzume's Weekend
Movie · as Mr. Shikata
Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period
Movie · as But
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
TV · as Tokugawa Iemitsu · 1 ep
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
TV · 5 eps
Wuthering Heights
Movie
The Beauty in the Red Riding Outfit
Movie · as Hiroyuki Yuki
Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage
Movie · as Saki Vashutal
Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal
Movie · as Saki Vashutal
Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves
Movie · as Saki Vashutal
Area 88
TV · as Saki Vashutal (voice) · 3 eps
The Highest Honour
Movie · as Lieutenant Hayakawa
Swan Lake
Movie · as Prince Siegfried (voice)
Toward the Terra
Movie · as Soldier Blue (voice)
Nutcracker Fantasy
Movie · as Franz / Fritz (voice)
The Rose of Versailles
TV · as André Grandier · 40 eps
The Beauty in the Bathroom
Movie
The Ghost of the Hina Dolls
Movie
Kashin
TV · as Kusaka Yoshisuke · 52 eps
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
TV · as Ichiro · 1 ep
Zero Pilot
Movie · as Lieutenant Sasai
The Possessed
Movie
Hangyaku no Tabi
Movie
The Runaway Season
Movie · as Minami
Oshare daisakusen
Movie
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Movie · as Prince (voice)
Tomorrow Will Shine
Movie
Horror of the Wolf
Movie · as Akira Inugami
Stray Dog
Movie · as Kiyoteru Higa
Onna: Sono Ai no Series
TV · 1 ep
My Voiceless Friends
Movie
First Love
Movie