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.
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- 2025 · Human Specimens as
- 2025 · Unreachable as Jiro Kayama
- 2025 · Welcome to the Village as
- 2024 · Aimitagai as
- 2023 · リムジン as
- 2018 · Room Laundering as Saizen
- 2018 · Life in Overtime as Toshihiko Aoyama
- 2018 · Odd Final as
- 2018 · Half End as
- 2017 · Neko Atsume House as Asakusa
- 2014 · The Vancouver Asahi as Tadaaki Matsuda
- 2014 · Rose Color's Buko as Gangster
- 2012 · 1+1=11 as
- 2012 · The Samurai That Night as Nobuo Hoshi
- 2012 · A Road Stained Crimson as
- 2011 · A Man with Style as Sanada
- 2011 · Another Gantz as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- 2010 · Piecing Me Back Together as Keisuke Ogi
- 2010 · Shinigami no Yaiba as
- 2008 · Ain't No Tomorrows as Yoshida
- 2007 · The Invitation from Cinema Orion as Yuji Miyoshi
- 2007 · Prisoner/Terrorist as M
- 2007 · Sea of Madness as
- 2006 · Sway as Judge
- 2006 · God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand as
- 2006 · It's Only Talk as K
- 2006 · Haru, Bânîzu de as
- 2005 · Until the Lights Come Back as Ryotaro Saeki
- 2005 · Who's Camus Anyway? as Oyama
- 2005 · Young Thugs: Malaysian Tiger as
- 2004 · Kamachi as Sensei Komori
- 2003 · Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Banchou Soccer as
- 2003 · Cop Festival: New Beginning as
- 2003 · Owl as
- 2002 · MPD-PSYCHO/FAKE as
- 2002 · Doing Time as Tanabe
- 2001 · My Blood Bone as
- 2001 · Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE I as
- 2000 · Chinpira as
- 2000 · Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5 as
- 2000 · PROJECT X 〜Challengers〜 as 語り
- 1999 · Dead or Alive as Afro Thug
- 1999 · White-Collar Worker Kintaro as Shibamata
- 1999 · The Line as
- 1999 · The Night the Angel Turned Away as Tawada
- 1998 · Tadon and Chikuwa as
- 1998 · Bullet Ballet as Policeman
- 1998 · A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo as
- 1998 · You Alone Can't See as Kimura
- 1998 · Unlucky Monkey as Miyata
- 1997 · The Things We Liked as
- 1997 · Prostitution Gang as
- 1997 · Rainy Dog as The Pursuer
- 1997 · The Towers of Musahino Line as
- 1996 · All Night Long 3: The Final Chapter as Kawasaki
- 1995 · Tokyo Fist as Tattoo Artist
- 1995 · Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? as Yusuke's Father
- 1995 · Lady Poison: Beasts of the Underground as Detective Kono
- 1995 · Forever with You as
- 1994 · Pu as
- 1994 · At the Mercy of the Darkness as
- 1993 · Puru Puru Angelic Holiday as
- 1993 · Fried Dragon Fish as Delta Works Japan Sales Manager
- 1993 · Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers as
- 1992 · New Joyful Embarrassing Story as
- 1991 · I Hate You... Not as
- 1982 · Zokubutsu zukan as
- Future · Byplayers: What If Supporting Actors Lived On a Deserted Island for a TV Tokyo Morning Drama? 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 · 新プロジェクトX〜挑戦者たち〜 as
- 2024 · Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2 as Yasunori Okatome
- 2024 · House of Ninjas as Jin Hamashima
- 2023 · City of Desire No. 4 Outrageous and Dirty Social Network Money 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
- 2023 · Sanctuary as
- 2023 · Spirited Away: Live on Stage as 鍋爐爺爺
- 2022 · Love Life as Makoto Ōsawa
- 2022 · You've Got A Friend as
- 2021 · The Door into Summer as Professor Toi
- 2021 · The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood as
- 2021 · 名建築で昼食を スペシャル 横浜編 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 · #HandballStrive as Masashi
- 2020 · Fukushima 50 as Kazuhiko Fukuhara
- 2020 · Fancy as
- 2020 · Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist as
- 2019 · The Witness as Yuichi Kimura
- 2019 · Parallel World Love Story as Sudo
- 2019 · Hydra as Teru Nakaya
- 2019 · In Hand as Hiroshi Yamazaki
- 2018 · Happy Go Lucky as
- 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
- 2018 · Violence Voyager as Koike
- 2018 · The Many Faces of Ito as
- 2017 · The Game of Business Card as Katayama Shoji
- 2017 · The Last Shot in the Bar as Matsuo
- 2017 · Policeman and Me as Shuichi Yamamoto
- 2017 · Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare as Himself
- 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 · Hibana: Spark as
- 2016 · Artist of Fasting as Narration (voice)
- 2014 · A Drop of the Grapevine as Asahi
- 2014 · Kabukicho Love Hotel as Masashi Kubota
- 2014 · Monsterz as Mr. Kumoi
- 2014 · The Long Goodbye as Haneoka
- 2014 · Botanical Life of Varendar as Verandar
- 2013 · RoomMate as
- 2013 · Disregarded People as President Maruyoshi
- 2013 · Detective in the Bar 2 as Matsuo
- 2013 · Maruyama, the Middle Schooler as Saito
- 2013 · AIBOU: X-DAY as
- 2013 · Nobody's Perfect as
- 2012 · Fly with the Gold as Yamagishi
- 2012 · The Drudgery Train as Secondhand Bookstore Manager
- 2011 · QP as Hiko
- 2011 · The Egoists as Shinji Ninomiya
- 2011 · Chivalrous Sinking as
- 2011 · Gantz: Perfect Answer as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- 2011 · River as Maid cafe owner
- 2011 · YOYOCHU in the Land of the Rising Sex as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Gantz as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- 2010 · Household X as Kenichi Hashimoto
- 2009 · Midnight Diner as Lyricist
- 2009 · April Bride as Okuno
- 2009 · Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster as Shinto Priest
- 2009 · Brass Knuckle Boys as Jimmy
- 2008 · Otokotachi no uta as
- 2008 · Climber's High as Enji Kishi
- 2008 · The Most Beautiful Night In The World as Kazuya Mizuno
- 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 · Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad as
- 2007 · Yakuza: Like a Dragon as Barber Owner
- 2007 · Cain's Descendant as
- 2007 · Haken no Hinkaku as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Prisoners as Self
- 2006 · SOUL TRAIN as
- 2006 · Love Letter So-renka as Yui's father
- 2006 · Gamera the Brave as Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi
- 2006 · M as Pimp
- 2006 · Black Night as Dr. Kawai (segment "Dark Hole")
- 2005 · Strange Circus as Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
- 2005 · スクールデイズ as
- 2005 · Wolf Girl as
- 2005 · Spring Snow 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 · L'amant as A
- 2004 · Mask de 41 as Tadao Kuramochi
- 2003 · Vibrator as Cop
- 2003 · A Snake of June as Editor-in-Chief
- 2002 · Aiki as
- 2002 · Barber's Sorrow as
- 2002 · September 11 as Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
- 2002 · Drive as
- 2002 · The Private Detective Mike as
- 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 · man-hole as
- 2000 · Dead or Alive 2: Birds as
- 2000 · Tokyo Trash Baby as
- 2000 · Oshikiri as
- 2000 · Jorogumo as
- 2000 · Senrigan as
- 2000 · Monday as Mitsuhiko Shima
- 2000 · Kamome as Akitoshi Fukuma
- 2000 · Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer as
- 1999 · Taboo as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
- 1999 · Gemini as Middle-aged Patient
- 1999 · Ley Lines as Chan
- 1999 · Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris as Doctor
- 1998 · Scorpion: Double Venom as
- 1998 · Three Businessmen as Noodle Shop Waiter
- 1998 · Tomie as Detective Harada
- 1998 · Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2 as Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)
- 1998 · Andromedia as Goda
- 1998 · Sleepless Town as Kenji Tozawa
- 1998 · Dr. Akagi as Nosaka
- 1998 · Sada as Kin
- 1998 · I Don't Have a Grave! as Takagi Noboru
- 1997 · Full Metal Yakuza as Genpaku Hiraga
- 1997 · Tokyo Fair Weather as
- 1997 · Lie Lie Lie as Party Guest
- 1997 · Postman Blues as Profiler
- 1997 · Ishoku Manga-shi 33-nen no Kiseki ~ Garo no Jidai o Yomu as Self
- 1997 · Time Leap as
- 1997 · The Eel as Eiji Dojima
- 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 · San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku as
- 1996 · Fudoh: The New Generation as Dealer being shot in toilet
- 1996 · Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge as Shôsetsu Yui
- 1996 · Swallowtail Butterfly as Honda
- 1996 · Gamera 2: Attack of Legion as Ishida
- 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 · Goodbye for Tomorrow as Tetsu Sasayama
- 1995 · Shinjuku Triad Society as Wang
- 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 · Love Letter as Female Itsuki's Father
- 1995 · Love Worker Sharaba Ya Ranko as
- 1994 · A New Love in Tokyo as Man with a Knife
- 1994 · Level as
- 1994 · N45゜ as Detective
- 1994 · Undo as Psychiatrist
- 1994 · Angel Dust as Endo
- 1994 · Evil Dream as
- 1993 · A Night in Nude as Kenzo
- 1993 · Wandering Brain as
- 1993 · Tokyo Blood as
- 1993 · Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters as
- 1993 · Maohgai as
- 1993 · The Tomb & the Divorce as Tokio
- 1993 · Kuma-chan as
- 1993 · My Beloved Ultraseven as Takano
- 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
- 1991 · New Pink Curtain as
- 1991 · One-Room Story 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 · Tetsuo: The Iron Man as Salaryman
- 1989 · Tetsuo: The Iron Man FIRST CUT as Salaryman
- 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
- 1971 · Kamen Rider as Amadum




