Kotaro Shiga
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 31, 1948 in Hyogo, Japan
- Died
- April 20, 2020
- Active Years
- 1990–2025 (36 Years)
- Total Credits
- 78 credits in database
Acting Born Aug 31, 1948 Died Apr 20, 2020 Hyogo, Japan 78 credits
Biography
Kotaro Shiga works in acting. Born August 31, 1948 in Hyogo, Japan. Died April 20, 2020. Archytele tracks 78 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
What Did You Eat Yesterday?Innocence, Fight Against False Charges
Gintama 2: The Exceedingly Strange Gintama-chanSummer Blooms
RikuohGintamaReverseHirugaoHaruta & Chika
Midnight Diner: Tokyo StoriesSing My Life
The God of RiskWar of MoneyThe Curtain Rises
Kiki's Delivery ServiceRose Color's BukoKamen Teacher: The MovieJudge!Heisei Busaiku Salaryman
dinnerKamen TeacherOLカナのおじさん観察日記。Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn SpecialMame Daifuku Monogatari
Solitary GourmetOdayakaHana's Lazy MealsMameshiba Ichiro 3DTheatre 1
The Brave 'Yoshihiko'AntarcticaLove ComeHuman Comedy in Tokyo
Saraba Itoshi no DaitoryoClone BabySteel FrameSawako DecidesWandering Home
Tokyo Dogs幼獣マメシバThe SanMei-sama: 5 seconds before they go wow.I Give My First Love to YouGo Find a Psychic!
The SanMei-sama Spin-off: Seven quotes from the parfait old man to save you in life's pinch.ＮＨＫスペシャル 沸騰都市Maison Ikkoku KanketsuhenThe SanMei-Sama: Our Summer WindRestaurant UFO
Evil PeopleHagetaka: Road to RebirthYellow TearsThe SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you
Time Limit InvestigatorUnfairUnfair: Code BreakingRyoichi & KiyoshiThe SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!
Funky Forest: The First ContactBlue SwallowThe SanMei-sama
The Taste of TeaSurvive Style 5+極限推理コロシアム
You are my only Madonna
Power of Love
Smap Short Films
After Life
Tokyo Notes
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Full Filmography
78 titles- Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special (2025)
- What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2019) as Goro Kakei
- Innocence, Fight Against False Charges (2019) as Kazuto Yufuin
- Gintama 2: The Exceedingly Strange Gintama-chan (2018)
- Summer Blooms (2018) as Yukio Kazama
- Rikuoh (2017) as Genzo Tomishima
- Gintama (2017)
- Reverse (2017) as Tadashi Hirosawa
- Hirugao (2017) as Professor Sakagami
- Haruta & Chika (2017) as Toshio Iwai
- Kohaku (2017)
- Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016) as Nakatsuka
- Sing My Life (2016) as Jirou Nakata
- The God of Risk (2015) as Eiichi Takarabe
- War of Money (2015) as 赤松大介
- The Curtain Rises (2015)
- Kiki's Delivery Service (2014) as Zoo Director
- Rose Color's Buko (2014) as President of Takahimaya
- Kamen Teacher: The Movie (2014)
- Judge! (2014) as Karaoke Manager
- Heisei Busaiku Salaryman (2014)
- Au revoir l'été (2014) as City Councilor
- Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel (2014)
- dinner (2013) as Hamaoka Kotaro
- Kamen Teacher (2013) as Kentaro Sugahara
- OLカナのおじさん観察日記。 (2013) as 矢尾 初
- Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special (2013)
- Mame Daifuku Monogatari (2013)
- Flower of Shanidar (2013)
- Mameshiba Ichirô fûten no shibajirô (2013)
- Solitary Gourmet (2012) as 店員1
- Odayaka (2012) as Shinji
- Hana's Lazy Meals (2012) as Hana's Father
- Mameshiba Ichiro 3D (2012) as Shigeo Shiba
- Theatre 1 (2012) as Himself
- The Brave 'Yoshihiko' (2011)
- Antarctica (2011) as Kinnosuke Tani
- Love Come (2011)
- Human Comedy in Tokyo (2011)
- Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo (2010)
- Clone Baby (2010) as Hazuki Shoichirou
- Steel Frame (2010)
- Sawako Decides (2010) as Tadao
- Wandering Home (2010) as Ito
- When You Love And When You Are Loved (2010)
- Tokyo Dogs (2009) as Mitsuo Suzuki
- 幼獣マメシバ (2009) as Shigeo Shiba
- The SanMei-sama: 5 seconds before they go wow. (2009)
- I Give My First Love to You (2009) as English Teacher
- Go Find a Psychic! (2009) as Mr. Saotome
- Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy (2009) as Shigeo Shiba
- Okaimono (2009)
- The SanMei-sama Spin-off: Seven quotes from the parfait old man to save you in life's pinch. (2008)
- ＮＨＫスペシャル 沸騰都市 (2008) as Narrator (voice)
- Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen (2008) as Mr. Ichinose
- The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind (2008)
- Restaurant UFO (2008)
- Evil People (2007) as Judge
- Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (2007) as Gotaro Naganobu
- Yellow Tears (2007) as Hayashida
- The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you (2007)
- Time Limit Investigator (2006) as Tanaka-shacho
- Unfair (2006) as Masahiro Yasumoto
- Unfair: Code Breaking (2006)
- Ryoichi & Kiyoshi (2006)
- The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite! (2006)
- Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005) as Minami
- Blue Swallow (2005) as Pawn Shop Owner
- The SanMei-sama (2005)
- The Taste of Tea (2004) as Teacher Gashi
- Survive Style 5+ (2004) as Taxi Driver
- 極限推理コロシアム (2004)
- You are my only Madonna (2003) as Prof. Shingo Tatebayashi
- Power of Love (2002) as Kusunoki Tateaki
- Smap Short Films (2001)
- After Life (1999) as Kenji Yamamoto
- Tokyo Notes (1998) as Teruo Kushimoto (curator)
- Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kotaro Shiga best known for?
Kotaro Shiga is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special (2025), Summer Blooms (2018), Gintama (2017), The Fourth Angel (2001).
When and where was Kotaro Shiga born?
Kotaro Shiga was born on August 31, 1948 in Hyogo, Japan. They passed away on April 20, 2020.
How many credits does Kotaro Shiga have?
Kotaro Shiga has accumulated over 78 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1990 to 2025.
What is Kotaro Shiga's background in cinema and television?
Kotaro Shiga (志賀 廣太郎, Shiga Kōtarō, August 31, 1948 – April 20, 2020) was a Japanese actor and theater educator who was active since the 1990s until around 2020. Kotaro was born in Hyogo, Japan. He was a part-time lecturer at Toho Gakuen College of Art, majoring in theater. He was a member of Japanese theater company S...
Kotaro Shiga by the numbers
78credits
50films
28TV series
1990–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990) — aged about 41
- Solitary Gourmet (2012) as 店員1 — aged about 63
- The Brave 'Yoshihiko' (2011) — aged about 62
- After Life (1999) as Kenji Yamamoto — aged about 50
- Gintama (2017) — aged about 68
- Time Limit Investigator (2006) as Tanaka-shacho — aged about 57
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