Kotaro Shiga

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

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Summer Blooms

2018 ⭐ 6.6

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Gintama

2017 ⭐ 6.8

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Haruta & Chika

2017 ⭐ 7.0

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Sing My Life

2016 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2025

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

2025

2018

Summer Blooms

Yukio Kazama · 2018

⭐ 6.6

2017

Kohaku

2017

Gintama

2017

⭐ 6.8

Hirugao

Professor Sakagami · 2017

⭐ 5.4

2016

Sing My Life Notable

Jirou Nakata · 2016

⭐ 7.0

2015

The Curtain Rises

2015

⭐ 6.4

2014

Rose Color's Buko Notable

President of Takahimaya · 2014

⭐ 7.4

Kiki's Delivery Service

Zoo Director · 2014

⭐ 6.0

Kamen Teacher: The Movie

2014

⭐ 4.0

2013

Mame Daifuku Monogatari

2013

Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special

2013

⭐ 6.0

Flower of Shanidar

2013

⭐ 5.6

2012

Odayaka

Shinji · 2012

⭐ 5.7

Theatre 1

Himself · 2012

⭐ 5.0

Mameshiba Ichiro 3D

Shigeo Shiba · 2012

2011

Human Comedy in Tokyo

2011

⭐ 5.5

Love Come

2011

2010

Wandering Home

Ito · 2010

⭐ 6.2

Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo

2010

When You Love And When You Are Loved

2010

⭐ 6.0

2009

I Give My First Love to You Notable

English Teacher · 2009

⭐ 7.4

Go Find a Psychic!

Mr. Saotome · 2009

⭐ 6.0

Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy

Shigeo Shiba · 2009

⭐ 6.5

2008

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen

Mr. Ichinose · 2008

⭐ 6.5

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

2008

⭐ 4.0

The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind

2008

2007

Yellow Tears

Hayashida · 2007

⭐ 5.0

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

2007

2006

Unfair: Code Breaking

2006

⭐ 6.9

The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!

2006

2005

Blue Swallow Notable

Pawn Shop Owner · 2005

⭐ 7.0

Funky Forest: The First Contact

Minami · 2005

⭐ 6.4

The SanMei-sama

2005

2004

Survive Style 5+ Notable

Taxi Driver · 2004

⭐ 7.3

The Taste of Tea Notable

Teacher Gashi · 2004

⭐ 7.5

極限推理コロシアム

2004

2001

Smap Short Films

2001

1999

After Life Notable

Kenji Yamamoto · 1999

⭐ 7.2

1998

Tokyo Notes

Teruo Kushimoto (curator) · 1998

Frequently appears with

Aki Asakura

Hatsumi Takimoto

Takahiro Miura

Totaro Shiguma

Fumiko Aoyagi

Tomoko Sakaguchi

Kohji Moritsugu

Shun Oguri

Gintoki Sakata

Masaki Suda

Shinpachi Shimura

Kanna Hashimoto

Kagura

Yuya Yagira

Toshiro Hijikata

Hirofumi Arai

Nizo Okada

Full filmography

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Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

2025

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Summer Blooms

2018 ⭐ 6.6

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Kohaku

2017

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Gintama

2017 ⭐ 6.8

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Hirugao

2017 ⭐ 5.4

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Haruta & Chika

2017 ⭐ 7.0

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Sing My Life

2016 ⭐ 7.0

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The Curtain Rises

2015 ⭐ 6.4

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Rose Color's Buko

2014 ⭐ 7.4

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Kiki's Delivery Service

2014 ⭐ 6.0

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Kamen Teacher: The Movie

2014 ⭐ 4.0

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Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

2014 ⭐ 5.8

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Au revoir l'été

2014 ⭐ 6.3

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Judge!

2014 ⭐ 7.2

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Mame Daifuku Monogatari

2013

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Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special

2013 ⭐ 6.0

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Flower of Shanidar

2013 ⭐ 5.6

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Mameshiba Ichirô fûten no shibajirô

2013 ⭐ 6.0

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Odayaka

2012 ⭐ 5.7

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Theatre 1

2012 ⭐ 5.0