Koji Shitara

Shitara Koji

  • Name: Shitara Koji
  • Native name: 設楽幸嗣
  • Also Known as: Shitara Kouji, したら こうじ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: June 4, 1946
  • Age: 80
Shitara Koji is a Japanese composer, arranger, and music producer, as well as a former actor, born in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan.

Koji's acting career began in 1951 when he was discovered by director Nakamura Noboru while his father was working in the foreign film publicity department at Shochiku. Koji made his film debut in "Yume to Shiri-seba," released in 1952. He was later loaned to Toho in 1953.

Koji attended Tamagawa Gakuen Junior High School and continued to high school at the same institution. He enrolled in the Composition Department of the National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1965 and graduated in March 1969. After retiring from acting, he focused on music and studied abroad in Los Angeles from 1971 to 1975.

His father was Shitara Kosei, President of the Japanese Orthodox Fate Research Society, and his uncle was the composer Takemitsu Toru.

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Composer
Year Title Type Rating
1992
Movie
0.0
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1966
Ohanahan
Ohanahan
Japanese Drama, 1966, 310 eps
Asao Shota (Support Role)
310
Asao Shota
Support Role
5.0
1957
Koko ni Hito Ari
Koko ni Hito Ari
Japanese Drama, 1957, 176 eps
(Ep. 95) (Guest Role)
176
(Ep. 95)
Guest Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1960
Late Autumn
Late Autumn
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Kazuo (Support Role)
Kazuo
Support Role
7.7
1959
Good Morning
Good Morning
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Hayashi Minoru (Main Role)
Hayashi Minoru
Main Role
7.6
1957
Yellow Crow
Yellow Crow
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Yoshida Kiyoshi (Main Role)
Yoshida Kiyoshi
Main Role
0.0
1955
Ai no Ikka
Ai no Ikka
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Chibo (Support Role)
Chibo
Support Role
0.0
1955
A Flower Blooms
A Flower Blooms
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Kazuo (Support Role)
Kazuo
Support Role
0.0
1953
Salaryman no Uta
Salaryman no Uta
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Shun (Support Role)
Shun
Support Role
0.0
1953
Aijo ni Tsuite
Aijo ni Tsuite
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Kenichi [Michiko's nephew] (Support Role)
Kenichi [Michiko's nephew]
Support Role
0.0
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
Japanese Movie, 1952,
Yamauchi Koji (Support Role)
Yamauchi Koji
Support Role
7.4
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
1961
Doronko Tengoku
Doronko Tengoku
Japanese Special, 1961, 3 eps
Komatsu Ichi (Main Role)
3
Komatsu Ichi
Main Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Koji
  • Family Name: Shitara
  • Native name: 設楽幸嗣
  • Also Known as: Shitara Kouji, したら こうじ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: June 4, 1946
  • Age: 80

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