
Tarō Shigaki
Born
September 22, 1951
Died
March 5, 2022 (70 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For

Black Pean
Nobuaki Moriya · (10 episodes)
2018

Onmyōji
2015

Raining Blood
Akari's Father
2014

Black Butler
Tanaka
2014

RoboGeisha
Kenyama Kageno
2009

Shabake
2007

Firefly 2 Red Scar
1995

Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period
But
1993

Benisuzume's Weekend
Mr. Shikata
1993

Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
Tokugawa Iemitsu · (1 episode)
1992

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
(5 episodes)
1990

Wuthering Heights
1988

Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage
Saki Vashutal
1986

Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves
Saki Vashutal
1985

Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal
Saki Vashutal
1985

Area 88
Saki Vashutal (voice) · (3 episodes)
1985

The Highest Honour
Lieutenant Hayakawa
1982

Swan Lake
Prince Siegfried (voice)
1981

Toward the Terra
Soldier Blue (voice)
1980

The Rose of Versailles
André Grandier · (40 episodes)
1979

Nutcracker Fantasy
Franz / Fritz (voice)
1979

Ghosts of the Dolls
1978

The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Ichiro · (1 episode)
1977

Kashin
Kusaka Yoshisuke · (52 episodes)
1977

The Possessed
1976

Zero Fighter
Lieutenant Sasai
1976

Hangyaku no Tabi
1976

The Runaway Season
Minami
1976

Oshare daisakusen
1976

Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Prince (voice)
1975

Tomorrow Will Shine
1974

Onna: Sono Ai no Series
(1 episode)
1973

Stray Dog
Kiyoteru Higa
1973

Horror of the Wolf
Akira Inugami
1973

First Love
1972

My Voiceless Friends
1972