Saburo Shinoda

is a Japanese actor. His real name is . He is known for his role as Kotaro Higashi, the human host of Ultraman Taro's in his eponymous series. He is a member of the Ultraman Foundation.
Although he originally voiced Ultraman Taro, Hiroya Ishimaru voiced the character from 1984 to 2020. Saburo's grunts have still used in Taro's later appearances.
==Personal Life==
Saburo Shinoda married in 1975 and has a son and daughter. He became a grandfather on February 27, 2015.
==Roles==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1972	Ultraman Ace 	Ichiro Shinoda 	Episode 20 "Stars of Youth Is the Stars of Two"
1973	Ultraman Taro	Kotaro Higashi/Ultraman Taro	Voice (Ultraman Taro)
1973	Ultraman Taro	Ultraseven 	VoiceEpisode 5 "Parent Star, Child Star, First Star"Uncredited
1973	Ultraman Taro	Zoffy 	VoiceEpisode 18 "Zoffy Died! Taro Died Too!"Uncredited
===Stock grunts===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1973	Ultraman Taro 	Ultraman 	Episode 34 "The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers!"
1973	Ultraman Taro 	Zoffy 	Episode 34 "The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers!"
1973	Ultraman Taro 	Ultraseven 	Episode 34 "The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers!"
1973	Ultraman Taro 	Ultraman Jack	Episode 34 "The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers!"
1973	Ultraman Taro 	Ultraman Ace 	Episode 34 "The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers!"
2006	Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Hikari Saga 	Ultraman Taro	SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
2012	Ultraman Retsuden 	Ultraman Taro	
2013	Ultraman Ginga 	Ultraman Taro	Dark Spark War flashbacks in episodes 1, 7
2014	Ultraman Ginga S 	Ultraman Taro	
2015	The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman 	Ultraman Taro	
2016	Ultraman Orb 	Ultraman Taro	Ultra Fusion Card
2017	Ultraman Geed 	Ultraman Taro	Episode 1 "Welcome to the Secret Base"Ultra Capsule (King Sword) in other episodes
2020	Ultraman Z 	Ultraman Taro	Episode 6 "The Man Returns!"Ultra Medal in other episodes
2021	Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga 	Ultraman Taro	Ultra MedalEpisode 8 "The Propagating Invasion"
2022	Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad	Ultraman Taro	Ultra Medal
====Video games====
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1998	Ultraman Fighting Evolution 	Ultraman Taro	
2002	Ultraman Fighting Evolution 2 	Ultraman Taro	
2004	Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3 	Ultraman Taro	
2005	Ultraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth	Ultraman Taro	
2006	Ultraman Fighting Evolution 0 	Ultraman Taro	
===Other Roles===
*Silver Kamen - Kouzou Kasuga
*Godzilla vs. Mothra and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah - Professor Shigeki Fukazawa
==Gallery==
Ichiro Shinoda.png|Shinoda as Ichiro Shinoda in Ultraman Ace
Kotaro Higashi HD.png|Shinoda as Kotaro Higashi in Ultraman Taro
===Miscellaneous===
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11008206 475592502588257 1366179789 n.jpg|From left to right: Jiro Dan, Kohji Moritsugu, Saburo Shinoda, Susumu Kurobe, and Keiji Takamine
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Uoo01.jpg|Saburo Shinoda & Peggy Hayama
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Saburo and Ryu.jpg|Saburo Shinoda and Ryu Manatsu
51d461c3.jpg|Saburo Shinoda, Kohji Moritsugu, and Ryu Manatsu
Saburo, Kohji and Ryu.png|Saburo Shinoda, Kohji Moritsugu, and Ryu Manatsu
Kotaro - Saburo.jpg|Saburo Shinoda then and now
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Saburo Shinoda with Yuki Inoue.jpg|Saburo Shinoda with Yuki Inouehttps://m-78.jp/taiga/post-2380/
==Trivia==
*After seeing Keiji Takamine on the set of Ultraman Ace wearing a white muffler, he wanted his character to have one during Ultraman Taro.
*During his time in Ultraman Taro, Saburo Shinoda stated that:
**His favorite monster is Depparas.
**Even Saburo himself was shocked to learn of Kotaro's decision to separate from Taro and continue his life as a normal human.
*Shinoda is friends with Ryu Manatsu, who portrayed Gen Otori in Ultraman Leo. Their sons were also classmates.
*Saburo Shinoda is yet to appear in the Ultraman Series after Ultraman Taro, though Kotaro Higashi was meant to return in Ultraman Mebius to assist the titular Ultra with the other Ultra Brothers' human hosts/forms, but couldn't make it as he was attending a funeral at the time. He was also going to voice Taro.
**Susumu Kurobe and Kohji Moritsugu admitted that Saburo's inability to return was a huge regret.
*In an interview with Yuki Inoue, Saburo stated that:
**He was surprised when he heard about Taro's son, Ultraman Taiga, and wanted to know who his mother was.
**The ZAT uniform he used to wear was hot in the summer and cold in the winter, even though he was told that it would have the opposite effect.
**He used to be embarrassed at how showy the ZAT uniform was, especially when he went out to have lunch.
==References==
Category:Real Life People
Category:Actors
Category:Male Actors
Category:Voice Actors
Category:Actors who appeared in Godzilla