Kotaro Shiga

Personal Info

Birthday

August 31, 1948

Day of Death

2020-04-20

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Hyōgo, Japan

Also Known As

Kôtarô Shiga

Kōtarō Shiga

Koutarou Shiga

しがこうたろう

志賀廣太郎

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

Solitary Gourmet

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Time Limit Investigator

Rikuoh

Funky Forest: The First Contact

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Power of Love

War of Money

Filmography

2018
Summer Blooms
as Yukio Kazama
2017
Hirugao
as Professor Sakagami
Haruta & Chika
as Toshio Iwai
2016
Sing My Life
as Jirou Nakata
2014
Rose Color's Buko
as President of Takahimaya
Kiki's Delivery Service
as Zoo Director
Judge!
as Karaoke Manager
2013
Au revoir l'été
as City Councilor
2012
Odayaka
as Shinji
Theatre 1
as Himself
2010
Wandering Home
as Ito
Sawako Decides
as Tadao
2009
I Give My First Love to You
as English Teacher
Go Find a Psychic!
as Mr. Saotome
Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
as Shigeo Shiba
2007
Yellow Tears
as Hayashida
2005
Blue Swallow
as Pawn Shop Owner
Funky Forest: The First Contact
as Minami
2004
Survive Style 5+
as Taxi Driver
The Taste of Tea
as Teacher Gashi
1999
After Life
as Kenji Yamamoto