Saburo Shinoda (篠田三郎 Shinoda Saburo?) is a Japanese actor. He is mostly known for his role as Ultraman Taro's human host called Kotaro Higashi. He was also Silver Kamen (1971) and played in Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992). He is a member of the Ultraman Foundation. Before casting as Kotari Higashi in Ultraman Taro, he made a cameo appearance in Ultraman Ace episode 20. So far, he has yet to reprise his role, either as Kotaro or Ultraman Taro. Currently, the role of Ultraman Taro is passed to veteran voice actor Hiroya Ishimaru.