Kotaro Shiga (志賀 廣太郎, Shiga Kōtarō, August 31, 1948 – April 20, 2020) was a Japanese actor and theater educator who was active since the 1990s until around 2020. Kotaro was born in Hyogo, Japan. He was a part-time lecturer at Toho Gakuen College of Art, majoring in theater. He was a member of Japanese theater company Seinen-dan (青年団). He was affiliated with l'être.
Known For

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2025

Human Comedy in Tokyo
2023

What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Goro Kakei · (12 episodes)
2019

Innocence, Fight Against False Charges
Kazuto Yufuin · (10 episodes)
2019

Gintama 2: The Exceedingly Strange Gintama-chan
(1 episode)
2018

Summer Blooms
Yukio Kazama
2018

Rikuoh
Genzo Tomishima · (10 episodes)
2017

Kohaku
2017

Gintama
2017

Hirugao
Professor Sakagami
2017

Reverse
Tadashi Hirosawa · (10 episodes)
2017

Haruta & Chika
Toshio Iwai
2017

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Nakatsuka · (1 episode)
2016

Sing My Life
Jirou Nakata
2016

The God of Risk
Eiichi Takarabe · (10 episodes)
2015

The Curtain Rises
2015

War of Money
赤松大介 · (11 episodes)
2015
Heisei Busaiku Salaryman
(12 episodes)
2014

Rose Color's Buko
President of Takahimaya
2014

Kiki's Delivery Service
Zoo Director
2014

Kamen Teacher: The Movie
2014

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014

Judge!
Karaoke Manager
2014
Mame Daifuku Monogatari
2013

OLカナのおじさん観察日記。
矢尾 初 · (5 episodes)
2013

Au revoir l'été
City Councilor
2013

Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special
2013

Flower of Shanidar
2013

Kamen Teacher
Kentaro Sugahara · (12 episodes)
2013

dinner
Hamaoka Kotaro · (11 episodes)
2013

Odayaka
Shinji
2012

Theatre 1
Himself
2012

Hana's Lazy Meals
Hana's Father · (10 episodes)
2012

Solitary Gourmet
店員1 · (1 episode)
2012

Antarctica
Kinnosuke Tani · (10 episodes)
2011

The Brave 'Yoshihiko'
(1 episode)
2011

Love Come
2011

Wandering Home
Ito
2010

Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo
2010

When You Love And When You Are Loved
2010

Clone Baby
Hazuki Shoichirou · (11 episodes)
2010

Steel Frame
(5 episodes)
2010

Sawako Decides
Tadao
2010

I Give My First Love to You
English Teacher
2009

Go Find a Psychic!
Mr. Saotome
2009

Tokyo Dogs
Mitsuo Suzuki · (10 episodes)
2009

Okaimono
2009

幼獣マメシバ
Shigeo Shiba · (11 episodes)
2009

Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
Shigeo Shiba
2009

The SanMei-sama: 5 seconds before they go wow.
2009

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
2008
Restaurant UFO
2008

NHKスペシャル 沸騰都市
Narrator (voice) · (9 episodes)
2008

The SanMei-sama Spin-off: Seven quotes from the parfait old man to save you in life's pinch.
2008

The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind
2008

Yellow Tears
Hayashida
2007

Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
Gotaro Naganobu · (6 episodes)
2007

Evil People
Judge · (1 episode)
2007

The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you
2007
Ryoichi & Kiyoshi
2006

Unfair: Code Breaking
2006

The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!
2006

Time Limit Investigator
Tanaka-shacho · (1 episode)
2006

Unfair
Yasumoto Masahiro · (11 episodes)
2006

Blue Swallow
Pawn Shop Owner
2005

Funky Forest: The First Contact
Minami
2005

The SanMei-sama
2005

Survive Style 5+
Taxi Driver
2004

The Taste of Tea
Teacher Gashi
2004

極限推理コロシアム
2004

You are my only Madonna
Prof. Shingo Tatebayashi · (11 episodes)
2003

Power of Love
Kusunoki Tateaki · (11 episodes)
2002

Smap Short Films
2001

After Life
Kenji Yamamoto
1999

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
(5 episodes)
1990