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.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1992	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1966	Ohanahan Japanese Drama, 1966, 310 eps Asao Shota (Support Role)	310	Asao Shota Support Role	5.0
1957	Koko ni Hito Ari Japanese Drama, 1957, 176 eps (Ep. 95) (Guest Role)	176	(Ep. 95) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1960	Late Autumn Japanese Movie, 1960, Kazuo (Support Role)	Kazuo Support Role	7.7
1959	Good Morning Japanese Movie, 1959, Hayashi Minoru (Main Role)	Hayashi Minoru Main Role	7.6
1957	Yellow Crow Japanese Movie, 1957, Yoshida Kiyoshi (Main Role)	Yoshida Kiyoshi Main Role	0.0
1955	Ai no Ikka Japanese Movie, 1955, Chibo (Support Role)	Chibo Support Role	0.0
1955	A Flower Blooms Japanese Movie, 1955, Kazuo (Support Role)	Kazuo Support Role	0.0
1953	Salaryman no Uta Japanese Movie, 1953, Shun (Support Role)	Shun Support Role	0.0
1953	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 Japanese Movie, 1952, Yamauchi Koji (Support Role)	Yamauchi Koji Support Role	7.4

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1961	Doronko Tengoku Japanese Special, 1961, 3 eps Komatsu Ichi (Main Role)	3	Komatsu Ichi Main Role	0.0

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