is a Japanese actor who has played roles in films and television dramas. He signed with Daiei film and made his film debut with ''Gan'' in 1966. He is famous for playing the role of Kotaro Higashi in ''

Ultraman Taro is the fifth entry (sixth overall) in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 6, 1973, to April 5, 1974, with a total of 53 episodes. Plot Kotaro Higashi is a wanderer who jo ...

''. He is the only original Ultraman actor to have not reprised his role in any other Ultraman film or television series.

Filmography

Drama Series

*1973: ''

'' as Higashi Kotaro *1979: ''

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*1984: ''

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'', Keisuke Mishima *1988: ''

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*1989: ''

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'' as Sakai *1994: ''

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'', Gan'ami *1996: ''

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*2000: ''The One Stringed Harp'' *2002: ''Golden Bowl'' *2009: ''A Secret in Summer'' *2014: '' Mozu Season 2 - Maboroshi no Tsubasa''

Films

*1966: Gan *1966: Red Angel *1967: Zen'in shugo shirizu 1 *1968:

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*1968: Gamera vs. Viras *1970: Innocent Sinner *1970: High-School Boss *1972: Uta *1974: Lived in a Dream *1975: I Am a Cat *1976: Between Wife and Woman *1982: The Tower of Lilies *1982: The Imperial *1983: Hometown *1983: Okinawan Boys *1989: Sadako Story *1991: Earth *1992: Godzilla vs. Mothra *1994:

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon is a 1994 Japanese epic religious fantasy film directed by Takao Okawara and produced by Shogo Tomiyama, with a screenplay by Wataru Mimura. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, the film is based on Japanese m ...

*1995: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah *2000: The Frame *2000: Not Forgotten *2002: Mori no Gakko *2004:

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*2007: The Kiss *2008: Yamazakura *2011: Hayabusa: Back to the Earth *2020: Hayabusa 2: Reborn, narrator

TV Films

*1989:

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*2012:

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*2016: Simple is Best

References

*Screening of 'Takamine' at Norton Simon Museum;The Rafu Shimpo-13 Jul 2012

*McDonald,K.I.;From Book to Screen: Modern Japanese Literature in Films: Modern ...;201

*Ryfie,S.;Japan's Favorite Mon-star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G";199

*DVD "NECHYOSHA Photonikle" released on September 18, 2015 Selling agency - Digital Ultra Project DUPJ-133 " Ultraman Taro " related materials *"Taro tarou Ultraman T (Tarou): Validation · Second Ultra Boom" Tatsumi Publishing , 1999 . . "Talk! Ultraman Brothers Gekito Hen" Best Sellers , October 2013 . . {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinoda, Saburou 1948 births Living people Male actors from Tokyo Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors