Taro Ishida

Acting

Taro Ishida

Born March 16, 1944 · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Died September 21, 2013 · aged 69

Taro Ishida (March 16, 1944 - September 21, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor.

Known For

AkiraAkira · 1988
Akira
★ 7.91988
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
The Castle of CagliostroThe Castle of Cagliostro · 1979
The Castle of Cagliostro
★ 7.51979
MovieAnimationAdventure
After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.
DeparturesDepartures · 2008
Departures
★ 7.92008
MovieDrama
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed SkyscraperDetective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper · 1997
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
★ 7.41997
MovieAnimationCrime
Once brilliant teenage detective Shinichi Kudo was given a poison that reverted him to a 4-year-old. He's adopted the pseudonym Conan Edogawa so no one (save for an eccentric inventor) will know. Now he's got to solve a series of bombings before his loved ones become victims. Who is this madman and why is he doing this? Only the young genius can save the day but will even he be up to the task?
MetropolisMetropolis · 2001
Metropolis
★ 7.22001
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the first human-like robot, Tima.
One Piece: Dead End AdventureOne Piece: Dead End Adventure · 2003
One Piece: Dead End Adventure
★ 7.02003
MovieAnimationAction
Desperate for cash, the Straw Hat Pirates enter a secret race between pirate crews known as the Dead End Competition. There, they must battle against powerful people, including the bounty hunter who wants to kill Gasparde and a climatic battle with Marine-turned-pirate Captain Gasparde.
Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandLittle Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland · 1989
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
★ 6.91989
MovieAdventureAnimation
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret MissionCrayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission · 1998
Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission
★ 6.11998
MovieAnimationComedy
It all begins when a secret agent hiding in the ship where dinner Futaba school students. The Pig Hoof follow and take the boat with her, Shin Chan and his friends on board. From there, Shin Chan, Masao, Nene, Kazama and Boo Chan van with Agent everywhere as their hostages.

Filmography

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The Dagger of KamuiThe Dagger of Kamui · 1985
The Dagger of Kamui
★ 5.81985
MovieAnimationAction
A young boy named Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he flees from his village and meets a priest named Tenkai, who has him kill a rogue ninja named Tarouza. After fulfilling that task, Jiro undergoes training to become a master assassin. Many years later, Jiro finds out that he was an orphan and his real father was Tarouza, who had worked for Tenkai until he aborted his mission when he fell in love with an Ainu woman. The young ninja discovers that the Shogunate was to retrieve the lost treasure of Captain Kidd and use it to once again isolate Japan from the rest of the world. Using the clues that Tarouza had kept secret, Jiro - along with the female ninja Oyuki and a slave named Sam - travels to Russia and America to search for the treasure in hopes of using it to extract revenge from Tenkai.

Tenkai / Saigô Takamori

Heroes II: The ReturnHeroes II: The Return · 1991
Heroes II: The Return
★ 7.51991
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
Heroes II: the Return is a 1991 Australian mini-series about Operation Rimau during World War II. The true and tragic story of Operation Rimau, one of the most daring raids of WW2. In September 1944 Ivan Lyon and 22 Australian and British troops attempted to blow up Japanese ships in Singapore. Just 10 miles away from the target they are discovered and so begin a long and desperate bid to escape to Australia. The series shows how after the war it is revealled that 13 men were killed during the pursuit and that the remaining 10 were murdered by the Japanese in a war crime. Tragically this was covered up and their killers were never charged while the men themselves never received any honours for their heroism.

General Otsuka