is a Japanese actor and singer. Shibata made his television debut in 1977 with " Daitokai Part II as a guest. In 1978, Shibata made his first regular appearance in the police drama ''

Daitsuiseki was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Yūzō Kayama, Masaya Oki, Tatsuya Fuji, Naomi Hase, and Kyohei Shibata, with Fumio Watanabe as a semi-regular. It ran for twenty-six episodes in 1978 and won popularity. It is ...

''. Following year, he played a leading role for the first time in TV drama series ''

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'' on TBS. In 1980, he won his first major award at the

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for his role in ''

Oretachi wa Tenshi da! is an action and comedy Japanese TV series starring Masaya Oki which was originally broadcast on Nippon TV in 1979. The show won great popularity in its time. It is noted for the ad-libbing and jokes by the cast and staff. Plot Masato Asō was ...

''. Shibata won great popularity through his role in Abunai Deka series.

Filmography

Television

*'' Daitokai PartII'' (1977) (Guest ep.15) *''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

'' (1978), Tetsuo Tanimura (Guest ep.284) *''

'' (1978), Detective Minoru Takimoto *''Akai Arashi'' (1979) *''

'' (1979) *'' Aoi Zesshō'' (1980–81), Tetsuo Suzuki *''

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'' (1981), Norio Nemoto *''

Pro Hunter was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Masao Kusakari, Tatsuya Fuji, Joe Shishido, Mayumi Ogawa, with Kyohei Shibata as a semi-regular. It ran for 25 episodes in 1981 and won popularity. Yoichi Sai made his debut as ...

'' (1981), Goto *''

Sanga Moyu ''Sanga Moyu'' (山河燃ゆ) is a Japanese television drama based on the 1983 novel ''Futatsu no Sokoku'' (二つの祖国) by Toyoko Yamazaki. It was NHK's taiga drama in 1984. Synopsis The Amo family lives in Los Angeles, California. Two o ...

'' (1984) *'' Abunai Deka'' (1986–87), Yūji Ōshita *'' Motto Abunai Deka'' (1988–89), Yūji Ōshita *''

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'' (1988),

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*''Hagetaka'' (2007), Takeo Shibano *'' Gunshi Kanbei'' (2014), Kuroda Mototaka *''The Hippocratic Oath'' (2016), Tōjirō Mitsuzaki *''Bones of Steel'' (2020), Manzō Mitsuhashi

Film

*''Chi-n-pi-ra'' (1984), Yōichi *'' Abunai Deka'' (1987), Yūji Ōshita *''Mata Mata Abunai Deka'' (1988), Yūji Ōshita *''Mottomo Abunai Deka'' (1989), Yūji Ōshita *''Fukuzawa Yukichi'' (1991),

Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese educator, philosopher, writer, entrepreneur and samurai who founded Keio University, the newspaper '' Jiji-Shinpō'', and the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases. Fukuzawa was an early advocate for reform in Japan. His ...

*''

Bloom in the Moonlight is a 1993 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Shinichiro Sawai about the life of pianist Rentarō Taki. Cast * Tōru Kazama as Rentarō Taki * Isako Washio as Yuki Nakano * Yuko Asano as Misako * Hiroshi Katsuno as Daikichi Taki * Takaa ...

'' (1993),

Kōda Rohan , pen name , was a Japanese author. His daughter, Aya Kōda, was also a noted author who often wrote about him. Kōda wrote "The Icon of Liberty", also known as "The Buddha of Art" or "The Elegant Buddha", in 1889. A house (Kagyu-an or "snail ...

*''Abunai Deka Returns'' (1996), Yūji Ōshita *''Abunai Deka Forever: The Movie'' (1998), Yūji Ōshita *'' 69'' (2004), Ken's father *'' Half a Confession'' (2004), Detective Kazumasa Shiki *''Mada Mada Abunai Deka'' (2005), Yūji Ōshita *''Hagetaka: The Movie'' (2009), Takeo Shibano *'' Saraba Abunai Deka'' (2016), Yūji Ōshita *''The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess'' (2020)

Dubbing

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'', Balto *''

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'' (1984 Fuji TV edition), "Mad" Max Rockatansky (

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)

Awards

References

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* 1951 births Japanese male voice actors Japanese male singers Living people Musicians from Shizuoka Prefecture Male voice actors from Shizuoka Prefecture Nihon University alumni {{Japan-actor-stub