Tarō Shigaki

Tarō Shigaki

Born: September 22, 1951
Died: March 5, 2022
in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
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.

Movies for Tarō Shigaki...

Title: Black Pean
Character: 守屋信明(志垣太郎)
Released: April 22, 2018
Type: TV
Seishiro Tokai (Kazunari Ninomiya) works as a surgeon at a university hospital. He possesses excellent technique with suture and carries a surgery success rate of 100%. Due to his arrogant attitude and personality, he comes into conflict with those around him. A new doctor tries to introduce the latest medical device for surgery, which doesn't need a surgeon's hand. Seishiro Tokai is skeptical of the device. He faces the university hospital administration and reveals corruption and hidden past behind the medical device.
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In'yōshi
Title: In'yōshi
Released: September 13, 2015
Type: Movie
The story of Abe Seimei, an onmyoji in Japan's Heian period , fighting with evil spirits.
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Raining Blood
Title: Raining Blood
Character: Akari's Father
Released: May 10, 2014
Type: Movie
One day, Naoto receives a package. Inside he finds a book, ‘LIVE’. At the same time, he receives an image on mobile phone of his mother being kidnapped and a call from a mysterious man. “If you don’ t want us to inject the killer virus in your mother, find the hints hidden in the novel and head for the goal in the death race!” Naoto starts running to save his mother with the book in his hand.
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Black Butler
Title: Black Butler
Character: Tanaka
Released: January 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Set in the year 2020, Shiori Genbo runs the large corporation Funtom. Shiori is also a descendant of prestigious noble family Phantomhive of England. As a descendant of the noble family Phantomhive, Shiori solves difficult cases which are ordered by the queen. In order to take revenge, Shiori makes a deal with Butler Sebastian. Their deal involves Butler Sebastian protecting Shiori until her revenge is fulfilled and then Sebastian will consume her spirit.
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RoboGeisha
Title: RoboGeisha
Character: Kenyama Kageno
Released: October 3, 2009
Type: Movie
Sisters Yoshie and Kikue are two Geisha who are abducted by a mysterious organization to be transformed into murderous cyborg assassins.
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Firefly 2 Red Scar
Title: Firefly 2 Red Scar
Released: November 10, 1995
Type: Movie
The ephemeral and vivid brilliance of three men and a woman run through Yokohama.
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Silent Mobius Gaiden -Bakumatsu Dark Woman Disposition-
Title: Silent Mobius Gaiden -Bakumatsu Dark Woman Disposition-
Character: But
Released: March 22, 1993
Type: Movie
Straight to video
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Benisuzume's Weekend
Title: Benisuzume's Weekend
Character: Mr. Shikata
Released: January 15, 1993
Type: Movie
A school romantic comedy that focuses on a group of high school girls.
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Title: Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
Character: Tokugawa Iemitsu
Released: April 14, 1992
Type: TV
Matsudaira Tadateru (Shin'ichi Chiba) the sixth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu that was stripped of his title and began life under an assumed name in the Red Light district of Edo. He solves crimes, heals the sick, saves the Geisha from evil Samurai and along the way he teams up with Yagyu Jubei (a role played numerous times by Chiba himself). Awesome Samurai Action.
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Title: Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Released: October 4, 1990
Type: TV
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Wuthering Heights
Title: Wuthering Heights
Released: May 28, 1988
Type: Movie
Young Kinu Yamabe is drawn to low-born Onimaru, who is vital and charismatic, but viewed by his father as a demon. After her first period, Kinu suffers the fate of any women born near the Sacred Mountain: she must leave the Mountain and serve as a priestess.
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Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage
Title: Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage
Character: Saki Vashutal
Released: June 15, 1986
Type: Movie
Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. Through the course of the series, Shin must deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as tries to keep his mind on freeing himself from this nightmare.
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Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves
Title: Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves
Character: Saki Vashutal
Released: August 5, 1985
Type: Movie
Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. Through the course of the series, Shin must deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as tries to keep his mind on freeing himself from this nightmare.
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Title: Area 88
Character: Saki Vashutal (voice)
Released: February 5, 1985
Type: TV
Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying.
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Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal
Title: Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal
Character: Saki Vashutal
Released: February 5, 1985
Type: Movie
Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. Through the course of the series, Shin must deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as tries to keep his mind on freeing himself from this nightmare.
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The Highest Honour
Title: The Highest Honour
Character: Lieutenant Hayakawa
Released: May 15, 1982
Type: Movie
After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.
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Swan Lake
Title: Swan Lake
Character: Prince Siegfried (voice)
Released: March 13, 1981
Type: Movie
The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eye-catching one with a crown on its head, the familiar Princess ...
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Toward the Terra
Title: Toward the Terra
Character: Soldier Blue (voice)
Released: April 26, 1980
Type: Movie
A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth.
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Title: The Rose of Versailles
Character: André Grandier
Released: October 10, 1979
Type: TV
Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between her chosen life of service and duty to class and country and her own heart and desires. She lives as a noble amidst the opulence of Versailles but her keen senses and compassion are not blinded to the poverty of the French people.
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Nutcracker Fantasy
Title: Nutcracker Fantasy
Character: Franz / Fritz (voice)
Released: March 3, 1979
Type: Movie
Based off of the novel, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and the ballet, "The Nutcracker", Sanrio shows their take on the classic story in a stop-motion animated film.
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The Beauty in the Bathroom
Title: The Beauty in the Bathroom
Released: January 7, 1978
Type: Movie
Original work: The second installment of Edogawa Rampage's Inference Masterpiece series, which began airing on Asahi TV in the second half of the 1970s and gained popularity. Famous actor Tian Zhimao plays detective wise Kogoro. A magician who targets the Yucun family, who obtain huge wealth through gemstones. Even the wise Kogoro was fooled by his meticulous criminal plan
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Title: Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Character: Ichiro
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: TV
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Title: Kashin
Character: Kusaka Yoshisuke
Released: January 2, 1977
Type: TV
Centered around Masujiro Omura, who became a commander for the Choshu clan, and founded the modern Japanese millitary system.
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The Possessed
Title: The Possessed
Released: October 16, 1976
Type: Movie
Oshima, a rich girl married Shinzo, and her cousin girl Sawa has been jealous of Oshima deeply. Sawa cursed Oshima so Shinzo could not hold her and do anything at all. Shinzo hated Oshima, and he made love with Sawa.
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Zero Fighter
Title: Zero Fighter
Character: Lieutenant Sasai
Released: October 2, 1976
Type: Movie
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Hangyaku no Tabi
Title: Hangyaku no Tabi
Released: September 4, 1976
Type: Movie
Hiroshi Kakurai is an assassin who was thinking of retiring. He travels to an island in the Seto Inland Sea and begins to live peacefully with Shinobu, a woman he has fallen in love with, but the intensity of his love for her begins to drive him towards destruction...
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The Runaway Season
Title: The Runaway Season
Character: Minami
Released: July 1, 1976
Type: Movie
The third movie in the "Boso" series.
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Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Title: Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Character: Prince (voice)
Released: March 21, 1975
Type: Movie
The story of a beautiful mermaid who gave up a kingdom for her beloved prince.
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Title: Onna: Sono Ai no Series
Released: October 3, 1973
Type: TV
Collection of short stories about women in various periods of Japanese history. Based on famous Japanese novels.
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Stray Dog
Title: Stray Dog
Character: Kiyoteru Higa
Released: September 29, 1973
Type: Movie
When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his superior, Chief Detective Sato, Murakami works feverishly to trace the location of his pistol, ultimately clashing with a gang of youthful Okinawans.
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Horror of the Wolf
Title: Horror of the Wolf
Character: Akira Inugami
Released: March 9, 1973
Type: Movie
Enigmatic teenager Akira Inugami is, by night, a powerful werewolf, who falls for a beautiful young teacher, and copes with a ruthless teen gang leader, whose yakuza father murdered Akira's parents years before.
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My Voiceless Friends
Title: My Voiceless Friends
Released: April 29, 1972
Type: Movie
A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.