Tarō Shigaki
Born: 1951-09-22 in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2022-03-05
Known For: Acting
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
2018
- Black Pean as Nobuaki Moriya
2015
2014
- Black Butler as Tanaka
- Raining Blood as Akari's Father
2009
- RoboGeisha as Kenyama Kageno
2007
1995
1993
- Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period as But
- Benisuzume's Weekend as Mr. Shikata
1992
- Notes on Tokugawa Villainies as Tokugawa Iemitsu
1988
1986
- Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage as Saki Vashutal
1985
- Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal as Saki Vashutal
- Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves as Saki Vashutal
- Area 88 as Saki Vashutal (voice)
1982
- The Highest Honour as Lieutenant Hayakawa
1981
- Swan Lake as Prince Siegfried (voice)
1980
- Toward the Terra as Soldier Blue (voice)
1979
- The Rose of Versailles as André Grandier
- Nutcracker Fantasy as Franz / Fritz (voice)
1977
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu as Ichiro
- Kashin as Kusaka Yoshisuke
1976
- Hangyaku no Tabi
- The Possessed
- Oshare daisakusen
- Zero Fighter as Lieutenant Sasai
- The Runaway Season as Minami
1975
- Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid as Prince (voice)
1974
1973
- Stray Dog as Kiyoteru Higa
- Horror of the Wolf as Akira Inugami
- Onna: Sono Ai no Series