Tarō Shigaki

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

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

The Rose of Versailles

Black Pean

Kashin

Area 88

Notes on Tokugawa Villainies

Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid

All Movies (30)

• Onmyōji2015
• Raining Blood2014 · as Akari's Father
• Black Butler2014 · as Tanaka
• RoboGeisha2009 · as Kenyama Kageno
• Shabake2007
• Firefly 2 Red Scar1995
• Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period1993 · as But
• Benisuzume's Weekend1993 · as Mr. Shikata
• Wuthering Heights1988
• The Beauty in the Red Riding Outfit1987 · as Hiroyuki Yuki
• Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage1986 · as Saki Vashutal
• Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves1985 · as Saki Vashutal
• Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal1985 · as Saki Vashutal
• The Highest Honour1982 · as Lieutenant Hayakawa
• Swan Lake1981 · as Prince Siegfried (voice)
• Toward the Terra1980 · as Soldier Blue (voice)
• Nutcracker Fantasy1979 · as Franz / Fritz (voice)
• Ghosts of the Dolls1978
• The Beauty in the Bathroom1978
• The Possessed1976
• Zero Fighter1976 · as Lieutenant Sasai
• Hangyaku no Tabi1976
• The Runaway Season1976 · as Minami
• Oshare daisakusen1976
• Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid1975 · as Prince (voice)
• Tomorrow Will Shine1974
• Stray Dog1973 · as Kiyoteru Higa
• Horror of the Wolf1973 · as Akira Inugami
• First Love1972
• My Voiceless Friends1972

All TV Shows (8)

• Black Pean2018 · as Nobuaki Moriya
• Notes on Tokugawa Villainies1992 · as Tokugawa Iemitsu
• Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen1990
• Area 881985 · as Saki Vashutal (voice)
• The Rose of Versailles1979 · as André Grandier
• Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu1977 · as Ichiro
• Kashin1977 · as Kusaka Yoshisuke
• Onna: Sono Ai no Series1973