Kotaro Shiga
Date of birth: 1948-08-31
Place of birth: Hyōgo, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Kôtarô Shiga, Kōtarō Shiga, Koutarou Shiga, しが こうたろう, 志賀 廣太郎
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.
Movie Credits
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005-10-25
An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Gui
The Taste of Tea
2004-07-17
A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary hous
I Give My First Love to You
2009-10-24
Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near.
Wandering Home
2010-12-04
War photojournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Be
After Life
1999-04-17
On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office.
Kiki's Delivery Service
2014-03-01
A young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves o
Sawako Decides
2010-05-01
After 5 years in Tokyo, 5 part-time jobs, 5 boyfriends, Sawako's life is going nowhere. When her fat
Smap Short Films
2001-04-09
Short films by top CM directors and CG creators: MUSIC POWER GO! GO! ダモン君の巻; BUS PANIC!!!; GAME SHIN
Summer Blooms
2018-05-12
27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years a
極限推理コロシアム
2004-05-03
Odayaka
2012-12-22
Saeko and Yukako live together in a small apartment complex in Tokyo. After the Tohoku earthquake in
Yellow Tears
2007-04-14
The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up tog
Judge!
2014-01-11
After taking the blame for another disastrous advertising campaign, Ota Kiichiro is asked by his arr
Love Come
2011-02-11
a japanese love comedy
Ryoichi & Kiyoshi
2006-10-14
High school student, Ryoichi, hasn't gone to school since he injured a classmate. He kills time play
Au revoir l'été
2013-10-19
After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vaca
Sing My Life
2016-04-01
Katsu (Mitsuko Baisho) is a 73-years-old woman. She often makes trouble with her biting remarks. Whi
Rose Color's Buko
2014-05-30
Sachiko is an university student. Her nickname is Buko, because she has been negative about everythi
Restaurant UFO
2008-07-17
A high schooler who dreams of leaving her rural town for Tokyo puts out an ad for her job at her fam
When You Love And When You Are Loved
2010-10-09
An entry in a series focused on "love" and "erotica," in which six creators from multiple fields --
Haruta & Chika
2017-03-04
Haruta is handsome and smart, Chika is bright and naive. When they were children, they were friends
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014-01-19
In 1959, a body of a flight attendant of an international airline is found, strangled. Detective Rok
Gintama
2017-07-14
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however
Survive Style 5+
2004-09-25
Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one another eventually become intertwined, resul
Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo
2010-11-06
With the recession still occurring in Japan and the area of Osaka thought to be hit hardest by the e
Kamen Teacher: The Movie
2014-02-22
Set in the near future of Japan with the educational system nearing collapse. To rehabilitate the la
Human Comedy in Tokyo
2008-10-11
'Human Comedy in Tokyo', describes ordinary everyday lives without any significant incidents. Variou
Theatre 1
2012-11-21
Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the
Kohaku
2017-09-15
Yoneda Katsumi (Nishida Toshiyuki) is a police sergeant who exudes little presence.One day, Yoneda h
Flower of Shanidar
2013-07-20
A strange phenomenon takes place. A beautiful flower blooms on a selected woman's body and that flow
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special
2013-10-12
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
2008-07-25
In this direct continuation of the earlier special, Godai tries to figure out what to do with his li
Hirugao
2017-06-10
Set 3 years after the drama series. Kitano Yuichiro comes to give a lecture in the town where divorc
Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
2009-01-01
Jiro (Jiro Sato) is a 32-year-old man who doesn't have a job. He lives at his parents' house and doe
Go Find a Psychic!
2009-10-20
Once a year, on Christmas Eve, Cafe Telekinesis holds a real psychic party. At the party, psychics g
The Curtain Rises
2015-02-28
Saori is a high school student at a provincial city. She is a member of playgroup at her school. Yos
Unfair: Code Breaking
2006-10-03
Okaimono
2009-02-14
In a quiet farming village in northeastern Japan, there lives an elderly couple. One day, a notice a
The SanMei-sama: 5 seconds before they go wow.
2009-01-01
The seventh in a series of sitcoms in which Matsun, Mickey and Jumbo dabble in family restaurants. M
The SanMei-sama Spin-off: Seven quotes from the parfait old man to save you in life's pinch.
2008-01-01
A family restaurant late at night. The customers visiting the restaurant are faced with a variety of
The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind
2008-01-01
Jumbo, Matsun and Mickey are still having the same loose, delusional talk in a family restaurant lat
The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you
2007-01-01
The three freelancers Mickey, Matsun and Jumbo start dabbling as usual. For some reason, the convers
The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!
2006-03-14
Suddenly Mickey says, ‘The era is comedy’, and the three start talking about what role they should e
The SanMei-sama
2005-01-01
A unique film in which three freelancers talk about unimportant things in a family restaurant. The f
Blue Swallow
2005-12-29
Park Kyung-won, who aspired to become a pilot since a young age, enrolls at an aviation academy in J
Mame Daifuku Monogatari
2013-12-04
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2025-05-31
To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the popular omnibus drama "Tales of the Unusual," in which Ta