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.
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Full filmography
- Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977) as Ichiro
- The Rose of Versailles (1979) as André Grandier
- Black Pean (2018) as Nobuaki Moriya
- Kashin (1977) as Kusaka Yoshisuke
- Area 88 (1985) as Saki Vashutal (voice)
- Notes on Tokugawa Villainies (1992) as Tokugawa Iemitsu
- Swan Lake (1981) as Prince Siegfried (voice)
- Black Butler (2014) as Tanaka
- Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975) as Prince (voice)
- Onna: Sono Ai no Series (1973)
- Toward the Terra (1980) as Soldier Blue (voice)
- RoboGeisha (2009) as Kenyama Kageno
- Nutcracker Fantasy (1979) as Franz / Fritz (voice)
- Raining Blood (2014) as Akari's Father
- Wuthering Heights (1988)
- Stray Dog (1973) as Kiyoteru Higa
- Shabake (2007)
- Horror of the Wolf (1973) as Akira Inugami
- My Voiceless Friends (1972)
- Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage (1986) as Saki Vashutal
- Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves (1985) as Saki Vashutal
- Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal (1985) as Saki Vashutal
- Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period (1993) as But