Tarō Ishida (石田 太郎, Ishida Tarō, March 16, 1944 – September 21, 2013), born Gentarō Ishida (石田 弦太郎, Ishida Gentarō), was a Japanese actor, voice actor and Shin Buddhist priest from the city of Kyoto.

[1] He attended the Foreign Language Department (Spanish) of Sophia University, but quit without graduating.

[2] Ishida was also a chief priest at the Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple Jōkei-ji at Kanazawa, Ishikawa.

[3] He was married to actress Fusako Tachibana until her death in 2006.

[4] Ishida died on September 21, 2013, from myocardial infarction.