Saburo Shinoda (篠田三郎, Shinoda Saburō, born December 5, 1948, in Tokyo, Japan) 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.[1][2]
Saburō Shinoda | |
|---|---|
| 篠田三郎 | |
| Born | Haruo Ohtsuka December 5, 1948 Tokyo, Japan |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
He is famous for playing the role of Kotaro Higashi in Ultraman Taro.[2] He is the only original Ultraman actor to have not reprised his role in any other Ultraman film or television series.
Filmography edit
Drama Series edit
- 1973: Ultraman Taro as Higashi Kotaro
- 1979: Kusa Moeru, Minamoto no Sanetomo
- 1984: Sanga Moyu, Keisuke Mishima
- 1988: Takeda Shingen, Yamagata Masakage
- 1989: Onihei Hankachō as Sakai
- 1994: Hana no Ran, Gan'ami
- 1996: Hideyoshi, Niwa Nagahide
- 2000: The One Stringed Harp
- 2002: Golden Bowl
- 2009: A Secret in Summer
- 2014: Mozu Season 2 - Maboroshi no Tsubasa
Films edit
- 1966: Gan
- 1966: Red Angel
- 1967: Zen'in shugo shirizu 1
- 1968: The Time of Reckoning
- 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
- 1995: Godzilla vs. Destroyer
- 2000: The Frame
- 2000: Not Forgotten
- 2002: Mori no Gakko
- 2004: Izo
- 2007: The Kiss
- 2008: Yamazakura
- 2011: Hayabusa: Back to the Earth
- 2020: Hayabusa 2: Reborn, narrator
TV Films edit
- 1989: Nemuri Kyōshirō
- 2012: Missing Person
- 2016: Simple is Best
References edit
- ^ "Saburo Shinoda". 劇団民芸. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Saburo Shinoda profile". NHK. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- 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 ...;2016;[2]
- Ryfie,S.;Japan's Favorite Mon-star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G";1998;[3]
- 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 <Tatsumi Mook>, 1999 . ISBN 4886414389 .
"Talk! Ultraman Brothers Gekito Hen" Best Sellers <Best Mook Series 23>, October 2013 . ISBN 458420523X .