Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi (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.
Known For
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- 2025 · Human Specimens as Man walking his dog
- 2025 · Unreachable as Jiro Kayama
- 2025 · Welcome to the Village as
- 2024 · 新プロジェクトX〜挑戦者たち〜 as
- 2024 · House of Ninjas as Jin Hamashima
- 2023 · Sanctuary as
- 2023 · Spirited Away: Live on Stage as 鍋爐爺爺
- 2021 · The Door into Summer as Professor Toi
- 2021 · The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood as
- 2021 · Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors as
- 2020 · Midnight Swan as Mama Yoko
- 2020 · Meikenchiku de Chushoku wo as
- 2020 · Meikenchiku de Chushoku wo as Uekusa Chiaki
- 2020 · Fukushima 50 as Kazuhiko Fukuhara
- 2020 · Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist as
- 2019 · The Witness as Yuichi Kimura
- 2019 · In Hand as Hiroshi Yamazaki
- 2018 · In This Corner of the World as Entaro Hojo
- 2018 · The Blood of Wolves as Hideo Doi
- 2018 · My Little Monster as Shizuku's Father
- 2017 · The Last Shot in the Bar as Matsuo
- 2017 · Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare as Himself
- 2016 · Hibana: Spark as
- 2014 · The Vancouver Asahi as Tadaaki Matsuda
- 2014 · Kabukicho Love Hotel as Masashi Kubota
- 2014 · The Long Goodbye as Haneoka
- 2014 · Botanical Life of Varendar as Verandar
- 2013 · RoomMate as
- 2013 · Detective in the Bar as Matsuo
- 2011 · QP as Hiko
- 2011 · The Egoists as Shinji Ninomiya
- 2011 · Gantz: Perfect Answer as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- 2011 · Another Gantz as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- 2010 · Gantz as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- 2009 · Midnight Diner as Lyricist
- 2009 · Brass Knuckle Boys as Jimmy
- 2007 · Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad as
- 2007 · Yakuza: Like a Dragon as Barber Owner
- 2007 · The Pride of the Temp as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Gamera the Brave as Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi
- 2005 · Strange Circus as Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
- 2003 · A Snake of June as Editor-in-Chief
- 2003 · Owl as
- 2002 · Drive as
- 2002 · The Private Detective Mike as
- 1999 · Taboo as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
- 1999 · Dead or Alive as Afro Thug
- 1999 · Gemini as Middle-aged Patient
- 1999 · Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris as Doctor
- 1998 · Bullet Ballet as Policeman
- 1998 · Tomie as Detective Harada
- 1998 · Sleepless Town as Kenji Tozawa
- 1998 · Dr. Akagi as Nosaka
- 1997 · Tokyo Fair Weather as
- 1997 · Postman Blues as Profiler
- 1997 · Rainy Dog as The Pursuer
- 1997 · The Eel as Eiji Dojima
- 1996 · San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku as
- 1996 · Fudoh: The New Generation as Dealer being shot in toilet
- 1996 · Swallowtail Butterfly as Honda
- 1996 · Gamera 2: Attack of Legion as Ishida
- 1995 · Shinjuku Triad Society as Wang
- 1995 · Love Letter as Female Itsuki's Father
- 1994 · A New Love in Tokyo as Man with a Knife
- 1993 · A Night in Nude as Kenzo
- 1993 · Maohgai as
- 1989 · Tetsuo: The Iron Man as Salaryman
- 1971 · Kamen Rider as Amadum
- Future · Byplayers: What If Supporting Actors Lived On a Deserted Island for a TV Tokyo Morning Drama? as
- 2024 · Aimitagai as
- 2024 · City of Desire No. 6 Trans Honor as
- 2024 · City of Desire No. 5 Drifting Dotonbori Kids as 杉山高志
- 2024 · Stage 『Spirited Away』 as Kamaji
- 2024 · Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2 as Yasunori Okatome
- 2023 · City of Desire No. 4 Outrageous and Dirty Social Network Money as
- 2023 · リムジン as
- 2023 · City of Desire No.3 - The Lizard of Minami as
- 2023 · City of Desire No.2 - The Dark Fixer as
- 2023 · City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution as
- 2022 · Love Life as Makoto Ōsawa
- 2022 · You've Got A Friend as
- 2021 · 名建築で昼食を スペシャル 横浜編 as
- 2020 · #HandballStrive as Masashi
- 2020 · Fancy as
- 2019 · Parallel World Love Story as Sudo
- 2019 · Hydra as Teru Nakaya
- 2018 · Happy Go Lucky as
- 2018 · Room Laundering as Saizen
- 2018 · Life in Overtime as Toshihiko Aoyama
- 2018 · Odd Final as
- 2018 · Violence Voyager as Koike
- 2018 · Half End as
- 2018 · The Many Faces of Ito as
- 2017 · The Game of Business Card as Katayama Shoji
- 2017 · Neko Atsume House as Asakusa
- 2017 · Policeman and Me as Shuichi Yamamoto
- 2016 · ひと夏の隣人 as 鈴木次郎
- 2016 · 吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか? as Mikuriya Saburo
- 2016 · Too Young To Die! as Hato
- 2016 · Ame Onna as Rika's father
- 2016 · Artist of Fasting as Narration (voice)
- 2014 · A Drop of the Grapevine as Asahi
- 2014 · Monsterz as Mr. Kumoi
- 2014 · Rose Color's Buko as Gangster
- 2013 · Disregarded People as President Maruyoshi
- 2013 · Maruyama, the Middle Schooler as Saito
- 2013 · Nobody's Perfect as
- 2013 · AIBOU: X-DAY as
- 2012 · 1+1=11 as
- 2012 · The Samurai That Night as Nobuo Hoshi
- 2012 · Fly with the Gold as Yamagishi
- 2012 · A Road Stained Crimson as
- 2012 · The Drudgery Train as Secondhand Bookstore Manager
- 2011 · A Man with Style as Sanada
- 2011 · Chivalrous Sinking as
- 2011 · River as Maid cafe owner
- 2011 · YOYOCHU in the Land of the Rising Sex as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Household X as Kenichi Hashimoto
- 2010 · Piecing Me Back Together as Keisuke Ogi
- 2010 · Shinigami no Yaiba as
- 2009 · April Bride as Okuno
- 2009 · Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster as Shinto Priest
- 2008 · Ain't No Tomorrows as Yoshida
- 2008 · Otokotachi no uta as
- 2008 · Your Friend as
- 2008 · Climber's High as Enji Kishi
- 2008 · The Most Beautiful Night In The World as Kazuya Mizuno
- 2007 · The Invitation from Cinema Orion as Yuji Miyoshi
- 2007 · Kamen Rider: THE NEXT as Scissors Jaguar
- 2007 · Switching – Goodbye Me as Kazumi's Father
- 2007 · The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi as a stuff of Toraoh
- 2007 · How to Become Myself as Koji Ueshima
- 2007 · Cain's Descendant as
- 2007 · Prisoner/Terrorist as M
- 2007 · Sea of Madness as
- 2006 · Prisoners as Self
- 2006 · SOUL TRAIN as
- 2006 · Love Letter So-renka as Yui's father
- 2006 · M as Pimp
- 2006 · Sway as Judge
- 2006 · God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand as
- 2006 · It's Only Talk as K
- 2006 · Black Night as Dr. Kawai (segment "Dark Hole")
- 2006 · Haru, Bânîzu de as
- 2005 · School Days as
- 2005 · Wolf Girl as
- 2005 · Until the Lights Come Back as Ryotaro Saeki
- 2005 · Spring Snow as
- 2005 · Who's Camus Anyway? as Oyama
- 2005 · Young Thugs: Malaysian Tiger as
- 2005 · Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make as
- 2004 · A Blue Automobile as Record Store Boss
- 2004 · Girlfriend: Someone Please Stop the World as Miho's Father
- 2004 · 大人計画「ドライブイン カリフォルニア」 as
- 2004 · Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Youkai Hel as
- 2004 · Kamachi as Sensei Komori
- 2004 · L'amant as A
- 2004 · Mask de 41 as Tadao Kuramochi
- 2003 · Vibrator as Cop
- 2003 · Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Banchou Soccer as
- 2003 · Cop Festival: New Beginning as
- 2002 · Aiki as
- 2002 · Barber's Sorrow as
- 2002 · September 11 as Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
- 2002 · Picaresque as
- 2002 · MPD-PSYCHO/FAKE as
- 2002 · Doing Time as Tanabe
- 2002 · Bastoni: The Stick Handlers as Matsunaga
- 2002 · Young Thugs: EPISODE FINAL Stand By Me as
- 2002 · Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE II From Russia With Love as
- 2001 · My Blood Bone as
- 2001 · Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE I as
- 2001 · man-hole as
- 2001 · Dekotora Gaiden: A Man’s Life, a Road of Dreams as
- 2000 · Dead or Alive 2: Birds as
- 2000 · Chinpira as
- 2000 · Tokyo Trash Baby as
- 2000 · Oshikiri as
- 2000 · Jorogumo as
- 2000 · Senrigan as
- 2000 · Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5 as
- 2000 · Monday as Mitsuhiko Shima
- 2000 · PROJECT X 〜Challengers〜 as 語り
- 2000 · Kamome as Akitoshi Fukuma
- 2000 · Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer as
- 1999 · White-Collar Worker Kintaro as Shibamata
- 1999 · The Line as
- 1999 · The Night the Angel Turned Away as Tawada
- 1999 · Ley Lines as Chan
- 1998 · Tadon and Chikuwa as
- 1998 · Scorpion: Double Venom as
- 1998 · Three Businessmen as Noodle Shop Waiter
- 1998 · A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo as
- 1998 · Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2 as Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)
- 1998 · You Alone Can't See as Kimura
- 1998 · Unlucky Monkey as Miyata
- 1998 · Andromedia as Goda
- 1998 · Sada as Kin
- 1998 · I Don't Have a Grave! as Takagi Noboru
- 1997 · Full Metal Yakuza as Genpaku Hiraga
- 1997 · Lie Lie Lie as Party Guest
- 1997 · The Things We Liked as
- 1997 · Prostitution Gang as
- 1997 · The Towers of Musahino Line as
- 1997 · Ishoku Manga-shi 33-nen no Kiseki ~ Garo no Jidai o Yomu as Self
- 1997 · Time Leap as
- 1997 · The Defender as Edge
- 1997 · Kawaki no machi as
- 1996 · Ignatius as
- 1996 · Dangan Runner as Shinkichi Yasuda
- 1996 · Tokyo Mafia: Battle for Shinjuku as Kikura
- 1996 · Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge as Shôsetsu Yui
- 1996 · All Night Long 3: The Final Chapter as Kawasaki
- 1996 · Love Hotel Night 2 as
- 1996 · Midori as
- 1996 · A Fragile Heart as
- 1996 · Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon as Shôsetsu Yui
- 1996 · Sadistic Song as
- 1996 · Ladies Max as
- 1995 · Tokyo Fist as Tattoo Artist
- 1995 · Goodbye for Tomorrow as Tetsu Sasayama
- 1995 · Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? as Yusuke's Father
- 1995 · Ring as Jotaro Nagao
- 1995 · Super-Coming as
- 1995 · Angel's Share as
- 1995 · Nozokiya as
- 1995 · The Young Blood Typhoon as
- 1995 · Kamikaze Taxi as Chaplin
- 1995 · Lady Poison: Beasts of the Underground as Detective Kono
- 1995 · Love Worker Sharaba Ya Ranko as
- 1995 · Forever with You as
- 1994 · Pu as
- 1994 · Level as
- 1994 · N45゜ as Detective
- 1994 · Undo as Psychiatrist
- 1994 · Angel Dust as Endo
- 1994 · At the Mercy of the Darkness as
- 1994 · Black Money as
- 1994 · Evil Dream as
- 1993 · Puru Puru Angelic Holiday as
- 1993 · Wandering Brain as
- 1993 · Tokyo Blood as
- 1993 · Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters as
- 1993 · The Tomb & the Divorce as Tokio
- 1993 · Kuma-chan as
- 1993 · Fried Dragon Fish as Delta Works Japan Sales Manager
- 1993 · My Beloved Ultraseven as Takano
- 1993 · Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers as
- 1992 · All Night Long as Airline Manager
- 1992 · Kirai ja nai yo 2 as
- 1992 · Tetsuo II: Body Hammer as Taniguchi Tomoo
- 1992 · New Joyful Embarrassing Story 2 as
- 1992 · New Joyful Embarrassing Story as
- 1991 · New Pink Curtain as
- 1991 · One-Room Story as
- 1991 · I Hate You... Not as
- 1991 · Her 3 - Kanojyo No Sanjyou as
- 1990 · Love of Sawako as Ichiro Tanaka
- 1990 · Psychic Theater Mr. Maric's Super Magic V as
- 1990 · Primary Colour High School Girl Pink Picture Book as
- 1990 · Heartbreak Angels as
- 1989 · Arietta as Red Saturn Club Manager
- 1989 · Guinea Pig Part 5: Android of Notre Dame as
- 1988 · Pretty Body: Frankenstein's Love as
- 1987 · Robinson's Garden as Man wrestling with restaurant table
- 1987 · The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo as Hijikata
- 1986 · The Phantom of Regular Size as The Man
- 1984 · More and More Love as
- 1982 · Zokubutsu zukan as