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Tomorowo Taguchi

Acting Born Nov 30, 1957 Musashino, Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

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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Known for

Kamen Rider

as Amadum

Midnight Diner

as Lyricist

The Pride of the Temp

as Narrator (voice)
Film

Gantz

as Yoshikazu Suzuki
Film

Unreachable

as Jiro Kayama

Thirteen Talks

as Man with a Knife

Full filmography

  • Kamen Rider (1971) as Amadum
  • The Private Detective Mike (2002)
  • Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors (2021)
  • Midnight Diner (2009) as Lyricist
  • House of Ninjas (2024) as Jin Hamashima
  • The Pride of the Temp (2007) as Narrator (voice)
  • Sanctuary (2023)
  • Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist (2020)
  • Hibana: Spark (2016)
  • Love Letter (1995) as Female Itsuki's Father
  • The Long Goodbye (2014) as Haneoka
  • In Hand (2019) as Hiroshi Yamazaki
  • QP (2011) as Hiko
  • Human Specimens (2025) as Man walking his dog
  • Gantz (2010) as Yoshikazu Suzuki
  • San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku (1996)
  • In This Corner of the World (2018) as Entaro Hojo
  • Unreachable (2025) as Jiro Kayama
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) as Salaryman
  • 吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？ (2016) as Mikuriya Saburo
  • The Game of Business Card (2017) as Katayama Shoji
  • Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare (2017) as Himself
  • Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2 (1998) as Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)
  • A New Love in Tokyo (1994) as Man with a Knife