Tarō Shigaki
Birthday: 1951-09-22 Place of Birth: Ota, Tokyo
Synopsis
Tarō Shigaki (志垣 太郎, Shigaki Tarō, September 22, 1951) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. His real name is 河村 稔. He is a graduate of Nihon University College of Art. He is 170 cm tall and weighs 59 kg. Actress Noriko Shirasaka (白坂 紀子) is his wife. He works 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.
Acting
Area 88
Compilation of Area 88 Acts I-III.
A pilot struggles to retain his humanity when he is shanghaied into a mercenary jet fighter force.
Toward the Terra
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.
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
The story of a beautiful mermaid who gave up a kingdom for her beloved prince.
