
Tarō Shigaki
Acting
- Born:
- 1951-09-22
- Died:
- 2022-03-05
- Place of birth:
- Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
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
Filmography

Sunday Horror Series Best Selection 3

Black Pean

Onmyōji

Raining Blood

Black Butler

RoboGeisha

Shabake

Firefly 2 Red Scar

Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period

Benisuzume's Weekend

Notes on Tokugawa Villainies

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Wuthering Heights

The Beauty in the Red Riding Outfit

Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage

Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves

Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal

Area 88

The Highest Honour

Swan Lake

Toward the Terra

The Rose of Versailles

Nutcracker Fantasy

The Ghost of the Hina Dolls

The Beauty in the Bathroom

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

Kashin

The Possessed

Zero Pilot

Hangyaku no Tabi

The Runaway Season

Oshare daisakusen

Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid

Tomorrow Will Shine

Onna: Sono Ai no Series

Stray Dog

Horror of the Wolf

First Love

My Voiceless Friends