Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi (田口 トモロヲ, Taguchi Tomorowo, born November 30, 1957) is a Japanese actor, film director and musician.
Tomorowo Taguchi 田口 トモロヲ | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tomoo Taguchi (田口 智朗, Taguchi Tomoo)[1] November 30, 1957 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, narrator |
| Years active | 1978–present |
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 on NHK. Taguchi has directed 3 films, Iden & Tity in 2003, Shikisoku Generation in 2009, and Piece of Cake in 2015.[2]
Filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tetsuo: The Iron Man | Taniguchi Tomoo | First starring role (credited as Man) | |
| 1992 | Tetsuo II: Body Hammer | |||
| 1993 | Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? | |||
| 1995 | Tokyo Fist | Tattoo Master | ||
| Love Letter | Female Itsuki's father | |||
| Shinjuku Triad Society | Wang | |||
| 1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Subway Driver | ||
| Swallowtail Butterfly | ||||
| Makai Tensho | ||||
| Non-Stop | [3] | |||
| 1997 | The Eel | Eiji Dojima | ||
| Rainy Dog | ||||
| Full Metal Yakuza | Genpaku Hiraga | |||
| 1998 | Andromedia | Gōda | ||
| Bullet Ballet | ||||
| Dr. Akagi | Nosaka | |||
| 1999 | Tomie | Detective Harada | ||
| Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys | ||||
| Dead or Alive | ||||
| Gemini | Middle-aged Patient | |||
| Taboo | Tojiro Yuzawa | |||
| Ley Lines | Chan | |||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| Household X | ||||
| 2013 | Kamen Rider Wizard | Amadum | Guest appearance | |
| 2014 | Kabukicho Love Hotel | |||
| 2015 | Piece of Cake | Director | [4] | |
| 2017 | P and JK | Yamamoto | ||
| Cat Collector's House | Asakusa | |||
| 2018 | The Blood of Wolves | |||
| Life in Overtime | ||||
| 2019 | Parallel World Love Story | |||
| Violence Voyager | Koike (voice) | |||
| Blind | ||||
| 2020 | Fukushima 50 | |||
| Fancy | ||||
| #HandballStrive | Masao's father | |||
| Midnight Swan | ||||
| 2021 | The Door into Summer | Professor Junnosuke Toi | [5] | |
| The Supporting Actors: The Movie | Himself | [6] | ||
| 2022 | You've Got a Friend | [7] | ||
| Love Life | Makoto | [8] | ||
| 2024 | Dare to Stop Us 2 | [9] |
Television edit
| Year | Film | Role | Network | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mōri Motonari | Ashikaga Yoshitane | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 2017–21 | The Supporting Actors | Himself | TV Tokyo | 3 seasons | [6] |
| 2019 | Idaten | Nobuhiko Kakanakuri | NHK | Taiga drama | [10] |
| 2023 | Sanctuary | Tokitsu | Netflix | [11] | |
| 2024 | House of Ninjas | Jin Hamashima | Netflix | [12] |
References edit
- ^ "Tomorowo Taguchi's Yahoo! profile" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Casting news for "Shikisoku Zenereishon"". Twitch Film. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ^ "弾丸ランナー". eiga.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ "Miliyah Kato, Kazunobu Mineta Perform Live-Action Piece of Cake Film's Theme". Anime News Network. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "山崎賢人の絶望、覚醒、決意……「夏への扉」映像初披露！副題＆公開日＆追加キャストも". eiga.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "『バイプレイヤーズ』田口トモロヲ＆松重豊＆光石研＆遠藤憲一 単独インタビュー". Cinematoday. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "夕方のおともだち". eiga.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "LOVE LIFE". eiga.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "青春ジャック 止められるか、俺たちを2". eiga.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "田口トモロヲ、岸谷五朗、松尾スズキらがNetflix「サンクチュアリ -聖域-」に参加". Natalie. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "田口トモロヲ、岸谷五朗、松尾スズキらがNetflix「サンクチュアリ -聖域-」に参加". Natalie. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "賀来賢人が主演・原案「忍びの家」に吉岡里帆、田口トモロヲ、柄本時生ら出演". Natalie. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
External links edit
- Tomorowo Taguchi at IMDb
- Yahoo! Japan profile (in Japanese)