Tarō Shigaki

Born: 1951-09-22

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.


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Black Butler

as Tanaka
Released: 2014-01-18

Set in the year 2020, following her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her...

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RoboGeisha

as Kenyama Kageno
Released: 2009-10-03

Sisters Yoshie and Kikue are two Geisha who are abducted by a mysterious organization to be...

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Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid

as Prince (voice)
Released: 1975-03-21

The story of a beautiful mermaid who gave up a kingdom for her beloved prince.

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Toward the Terra

as Soldier Blue (voice)
Released: 1980-04-26

A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal...

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Zero Fighter

as Lieutenant Sasai
Released: 1976-10-02

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Nutcracker Fantasy

as Franz / Fritz (voice)
Released: 1979-03-03

Based off of the novel, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and the ballet, "The Nutcracker",...

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Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period

as But
Released: 1993-03-22

Set in the final years of Japan's shogunate, all characters from the main series, Silent Mobius,...

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Stray Dog

as Kiyoteru Higa
Released: 1973-09-29

When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is...

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Wuthering Heights

as uncredited
Released: 1988-05-28

Young Kinu Yamabe is drawn to low-born Onimaru, who is vital and charismatic, but viewed by his...

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Raining Blood

as Akari's Father
Released: 2014-05-10

One day, Naoto receives a package. Inside he finds a book, ‘LIVE’. At the same time, he receives...

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My Voiceless Friends

as uncredited
Released: 1972-04-29

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country...

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The Highest Honour

as Lieutenant Hayakawa
Released: 1982-05-15

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new...

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Swan Lake

as Prince Siegfried (voice)
Released: 1981-03-13

The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on...

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The Beauty in the Bathroom

as uncredited
Released: 1978-01-07

Original work: The second installment of Edogawa Rampage's Inference Masterpiece series, which...

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Hangyaku no Tabi

as uncredited
Released: 1976-09-04

Hiroshi Kakurai is an assassin who was thinking of retiring. He travels to an island in the Seto...

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The Possessed

as uncredited
Released: 1976-10-16

Oshima, a rich girl married Shinzo, and her cousin girl Sawa has been jealous of Oshima deeply....

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Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage

as Saki Vashutal
Released: 1986-06-15

Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the...

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Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal

as Saki Vashutal
Released: 1985-02-05

Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the...

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In'yōshi

as uncredited
Released: 2015-09-13

The story of Abe Seimei, an onmyoji in Japan's Heian period , fighting with evil spirits.

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The Runaway Season

as Minami
Released: 1976-07-01

The third movie in the "Boso" series.

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Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves

as Saki Vashutal
Released: 1985-08-05

Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the...

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Horror of the Wolf

as Akira Inugami
Released: 1973-03-09

Enigmatic teenager Akira Inugami is, by night, a powerful werewolf, who falls for a beautiful...

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Firefly 2 Red Scar

as uncredited
Released: 1995-11-10

The ephemeral and vivid brilliance of three men and a woman run through Yokohama.

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Benisuzume's Weekend

as Mr. Shikata
Released: 1993-01-15

A school romantic comedy that focuses on a group of high school girls.

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Ghosts of the Dolls

as uncredited
Released: 1978-09-24

A high school girl is invited to an old family's historic Hinamatsuri (Girls' Festival), but...

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Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-10-04

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Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

as Ichiro
First aired: 1977-08-20

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Kashin

as Kusaka Yoshisuke
First aired: 1977-01-02

Centered around Masujiro Omura, who became a commander for the Choshu clan, and founded the...

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The Rose of Versailles

as André Grandier
First aired: 1979-10-10

Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years...

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Black Pean

as Nobuaki Moriya
First aired: 2018-04-22

Seishiro Tokai (Kazunari Ninomiya) works as a surgeon at a university hospital. He possesses...

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Area 88

as Saki Vashutal (voice)
First aired: 1985-02-05

Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the...

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Onna: Sono Ai no Series

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-10-03

Collection of short stories about women in various periods of Japanese history. Based on famous...

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Notes on Tokugawa Villainies

as Tokugawa Iemitsu
First aired: 1992-04-14

Matsudaira Tadateru (Shin'ichi Chiba) the sixth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu that was stripped of his...

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