Tarō Shigaki
Actor
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.
Filmography
RoboGeisha
as Kenyama Kageno 2009
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
as Prince (voice) 1975
Toward the Terra
as Soldier Blue (voice) 1980
Swan Lake
as Prince Siegfried (voice) 1981
Nutcracker Fantasy
as Franz / Fritz (voice) 1979
Raining Blood
as Akari's Father 2014
Wuthering Heights
1988
Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal
as Saki Vashutal 1985
Stray Dog
as Kiyoteru Higa 1973
Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage
as Saki Vashutal 1986
Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves
as Saki Vashutal 1985
The Highest Honour
as Lieutenant Hayakawa 1982
Zero Fighter
as Lieutenant Sasai 1976
Horror of the Wolf
as Akira Inugami 1973
Onmyōji
2015
The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978