Cast & creator
Kotaro Shiga
Best known for Solitary Gourmet, Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen, Time Limit Investigator
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.
Also known as: Kôtarô Shiga, Kōtarō Shiga, Koutarou Shiga, しが こうたろう, 志賀 廣太郎
51
film credits
28
television credits
79
1990–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (79)
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Solitary Gourmet
店員1
2012
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Time Limit Investigator
Tanaka-shacho
2006
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Nakatsuka
2016
The Brave 'Yoshihiko'
2011
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Goro Kakei
2019
dinner
Hamaoka Kotaro
2013
Innocence, Fight Against False Charges
Kazuto Yufuin
2019
Rikuoh
Genzo Tomishima
2017
Antarctica
Kinnosuke Tani
2011
Tokyo Dogs
Mitsuo Suzuki
2009
Unfair
Masahiro Yasumoto
2006
Reverse
Tadashi Hirosawa
2017
Gintama 2: The Exceedingly Strange Gintama-chan
2018
Steel Frame
2010
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
Gotaro Naganobu
2007
Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
Shigeo Shiba
2009
Power of Love
Kusunoki Tateaki
2002
War of Money
赤松大介
2015
Evil People
Judge
2007
The Taste of Tea
Teacher Gashi
2004
The God of Risk
Eiichi Takarabe
2015
You are my only Madonna
Prof. Shingo Tatebayashi
2003
Gintama
2017
Kiki's Delivery Service
Zoo Director
2014
After Life
Kenji Yamamoto
1999
Kamen Teacher
Kentaro Sugahara
2013
Hana's Lazy Meals
Hana's Father
2012
Clone Baby
Hazuki Shoichirou
2010
Hirugao
Professor Sakagami
2017
Funky Forest: The First Contact
Minami
2005
Survive Style 5+
Taxi Driver
2004
Unfair: Code Breaking
2006
OLカナのおじさん観察日記。
矢尾 初
2013
I Give My First Love to You
English Teacher
2009
Mameshiba Ichiro 3D
Shigeo Shiba
2012
The SanMei-sama Spin-off: Seven quotes from the parfait old man to save you in life's pinch.
2008
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014
Heisei Busaiku Salaryman
2014
Kohaku
2017
Judge!
Karaoke Manager
2014
Smap Short Films
2001
ＮＨＫスペシャル 沸騰都市
Narrator (voice)
2008
Odayaka
Shinji
2012
The SanMei-sama: 5 seconds before they go wow.
2009
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special
2013
Rose Color's Buko
President of Takahimaya
2014
HANA - Angel Doll
2007
Au revoir l'été
City Councilor
2014
Go Find a Psychic!
Mr. Saotome
2009
Flower of Shanidar
2013
Sawako Decides
Tadao
2010
The Curtain Rises
2015
Wandering Home
Ito
2010
The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!
2006
Summer Blooms
Yukio Kazama
2018
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2025
Blue Swallow
Pawn Shop Owner
2005
Sing My Life
Jirou Nakata
2016
Kamen Teacher: The Movie
2014
Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo
2010
Haruta & Chika
Toshio Iwai
2017
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
Mr. Ichinose
2008
Yellow Tears
Hayashida
2007
The SanMei-sama
2005
When You Love And When You Are Loved
2010
Tokyo Notes
Teruo Kushimoto (curator)
1998
極限推理コロシアム
2004
Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
Shigeo Shiba
2009
Mameshiba Ichirô fûten no shibajirô
2013
Love Come
2011
Restaurant UFO
2008
Human Comedy in Tokyo
2011
The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind
2008
Okaimono
2009
Theatre 1
Himself
2012
The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you
2007