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Kotaro Shiga

Kotaro Shiga

Actor Aug 31 (died age 71) Hyogo, Japan 1990–2025 (35 year career)
6.6 avg rating

Biography

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

After Life
Film

After Life

Kenji Yamamoto
Survive Style 5+
Film

Survive Style 5+

Taxi Driver
The Taste of Tea
Film

The Taste of Tea

Teacher Gashi
I Give My First Love to You
Film

I Give My First Love to You

English Teacher
Gintama
Film

Gintama

6.8 2017
Kiki's Delivery Service
Film

Kiki's Delivery Service

Zoo Director
Funky Forest: The First Contact
Film

Funky Forest: The First Contact

Minami
Judge!
Film

Judge!

Karaoke Manager

Filmography

Acting (77)

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Movies (49)

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

2025
Summer Blooms

Summer Blooms

2018

as Yukio Kazama

6.5
Gintama

Gintama

2017
6.8
Hirugao

Hirugao

2017

as Professor Sakagami

5.3
Kohaku

Kohaku

2017
Haruta & Chika

Haruta & Chika

2017

as Toshio Iwai

6.9
Sing My Life

Sing My Life

2016

as Jirou Nakata

7.0
The Curtain Rises

The Curtain Rises

2015
6.4
Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service

2014

as Zoo Director

6.1
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

2014
5.0
Kamen Teacher: The Movie

Kamen Teacher: The Movie

2014
4.0
Rose Color's Buko

Rose Color's Buko

2014

as President of Takahimaya

7.8
Judge!

Judge!

2014

as Karaoke Manager

7.2
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special

2013
6.0
Flower of Shanidar

Flower of Shanidar

2013
5.5
Au revoir l'été

Au revoir l'été

2013

as City Councilor

6.3
Mameshiba Ichirô fûten no shibajirô

Mameshiba Ichirô fûten no shibajirô

2013
6.0
Mame Daifuku Monogatari

Mame Daifuku Monogatari

2013
Odayaka

Odayaka

2012

as Shinji

5.7
Theatre 1

Theatre 1

2012

as Himself

5.0
Love Come

Love Come

2011
Sawako Decides

Sawako Decides

2010

as Tadao

5.9
Wandering Home

Wandering Home

2010

as Ito

6.2
When You Love And When You Are Loved

When You Love And When You Are Loved

2010
6.0
Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo

Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo

2010
I Give My First Love to You

I Give My First Love to You

2009

as English Teacher

7.4
The SanMei-sama: 5 seconds before they go wow.

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

2009
Okaimono

Okaimono

2009
Go Find a Psychic!

Go Find a Psychic!

2009

as Mr. Saotome

6.0
Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy

Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy

2009

as Shigeo Shiba

6.0
The SanMei-sama Spin-off: Seven quotes from the parfait old man to save you in life's pinch.

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

2008
4.0
Human Comedy in Tokyo

Human Comedy in Tokyo

2008
5.5
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen

2008
6.5
Restaurant UFO

Restaurant UFO

2008
The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind

The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind

2008
Yellow Tears

Yellow Tears

2007

as Hayashida

5.0
The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you

The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you

2007
Unfair: Code Breaking

Unfair: Code Breaking

2006
7.1
Ryoichi & Kiyoshi

Ryoichi & Kiyoshi

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

The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!

2006
The SanMei-sama

The SanMei-sama

2005
Funky Forest: The First Contact

Funky Forest: The First Contact

2005

as Minami

6.3
Blue Swallow

Blue Swallow

2005

as Pawn Shop Owner

6.8
極限推理コロシアム

極限推理コロシアム

2004
The Taste of Tea

The Taste of Tea

2004

as Teacher Gashi

7.5
Survive Style 5+

Survive Style 5+

2004

as Taxi Driver

7.2
Smap Short Films

Smap Short Films

2001
After Life

After Life

1999

as Kenji Yamamoto

7.2
Tokyo Notes

Tokyo Notes

1998

as Teruo Kushimoto (curator)