Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi 田口 トモロヲ | |
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Born |
Tomoo Taguchi (田口 智朗 Taguchi Tomoo)[1] November 30, 1957 Musashino, Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Actor, narrator |
Years active | 1978–present |
Tomorowo Taguchi (田口 トモロヲ Taguchi Tomorowo, born November 30, 1957) is a Japanese actor.
After leaving Dokkyo University without graduating, he started to earn his living as an illustrator, writer and pornographic cartoonist. He joined a theatre called Hakken no Kai in 1978 and he made a screen debut in Zokubutsu Zukan (based on the book by Yasutaka Tsutsui) in 1982. He was also a prominent cult musician in the Tokyo underground scene with his band Bachikaburi in the 1980s and early 1990s.
He is probably most well known to the West as the lead actor in Tetsuo and Tetsuo II directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. He also makes regular appearances in Takashi Miike's films. He became known to the Japanese public as a narrator for the TV documentary series Project X - Challengers which aired between 2000 and 2005 by NHK. Taguchi directed Iden & Tity in 2003 and his second film, Shikisoku Generation, is scheduled for release in 2009.[2]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Tetsuo: The Iron Man | Man | First starring role |
1992 | Tetsuo II: Body Hammer | Taniguchi Tomoo | |
1994 | Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? | ||
1995 | Tokyo Fist | Tattoo Master | |
Love Letter | Female itsuki's father | ||
1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Subway Driver | |
Swallowtail Butterfly | |||
Makai Tensho | |||
1997 | The Eel | Eiji Dojima | |
1998 | Andromedia | Gôda | |
Dr. Akagi | Nosaka | ||
1999 | Tomie | ||
Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys | |||
Dead or Alive | |||
Gemini | Middle-aged Patient | ||
Taboo | Tojiro Yuzawa | ||
Ley Lines | |||
Bullet Ballet | |||
2000 | Keizoku | ||
2002 | Doing Time | ||
Aiki | Saburo Ishikawa | ||
11'9"01 September 11 | |||
2003 | Owl | ||
2003 | A Snake of June | ||
2005 | Strange Circus | Taeko's Editor | |
It's Only Talk | K | ||
Spring Snow | Yamada | ||
Einstein Girl | |||
2006 | Sway | Judge | |
Gamera the Brave | |||
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand | Koichiro Kubota | ||
Akihabara@Deep | |||
2007 | Kamen Rider The Next | Scissors Jaguar | |
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Mailman | ||
Like a Dragon | the Korean-Japanese barbershop owner | ||
2008 | Climber's High | ||
2009 | April Bride | Okuno | |
Long Haired Monster Gehara | Daikaiju eiga | ||
2010 | Tetsuo: The Bullet Man | Cameo appearance | |
2011 | Gantz | Yoshikazu Suzuki | |
2011 | Household X | ||
2013 | Kamen Rider Wizard | ||
2014 | Kabukicho Love Hotel | ||
2015 | Piece of Cake | Director[3] |
References
- ↑ "Tomorowo Taguchi's Yahoo! profile" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ twitchfilm.net. Casting news for “Shikisoku Zenereishon” retrieved on August 6, 2008
- ↑ "Miliyah Kato, Kazunobu Mineta Perform Live-Action Piece of Cake Film's Theme". Anime News Network. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
External links
- Tomorowo Taguchi at the Internet Movie Database
- Yahoo! Japan profile (Japanese)
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