Tarō Shigaki
Acting • Born 1951-09-22 – Died 2022-03-05
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.
Filmography
37 credits
Onmyōji
Movie • 2015
The Beauty in the Bathroom
Movie • 1978
RoboGeisha
Movie • 2009
Kenyama Kageno
Firefly 2 Red Scar
Movie • 1995
Swan Lake
Movie • 1981
Prince Siegfried (voice)
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Movie • 1975
Prince (voice)
Benisuzume's Weekend
Movie • 1993
Mr. Shikata
Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period
Movie • 1993
But
Zero Fighter
Movie • 1976
Lieutenant Sasai
Wuthering Heights
Movie • 1988
Nutcracker Fantasy
Movie • 1979
Franz / Fritz (voice)
Raining Blood
Movie • 2014
Akari's Father
Horror of the Wolf
Movie • 1973
Akira Inugami
Stray Dog
Movie • 1973
Kiyoteru Higa
The Possessed
Movie • 1976
Hangyaku no Tabi
Movie • 1976
Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal
Movie • 1985
Saki Vashutal
Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves
Movie • 1985
Saki Vashutal
Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage
Movie • 1986
Saki Vashutal
The Runaway Season
Movie • 1976
Minami
Black Butler
Movie • 2014
Tanaka
Toward the Terra
Movie • 1980
Soldier Blue (voice)
The Highest Honour
Movie • 1982
Lieutenant Hayakawa
My Voiceless Friends
Movie • 1972
Ghosts of the Dolls
Movie • 1978
First Love
Movie • 1972
Shabake
Movie • 2007
Oshare daisakusen
Movie • 1976
Tomorrow Will Shine
Movie • 1974
Kashin
TV • 1977
Kusaka Yoshisuke
Onna: Sono Ai no Series
TV • 1973
Area 88
TV • 1985
Saki Vashutal (voice)
The Rose of Versailles
TV • 1979
André Grandier
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
TV • 1990
Black Pean
TV • 2018
Nobuaki Moriya
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
TV • 1992
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
TV • 1977
Ichiro