Tomorowo Taguchi
Acting Born Nov 30, 1957 Musashino, Tokyo, Japan 275 credits
Biography
Tomorowo Taguchi is a Japanese actor born on November 30, 1957, in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as Tomoroo Taguchi and Tomo, his stage name is written in Japanese as 田口トモロヲ. Active in the entertainment industry with numerous known credits, he is recognized for his acting work in film and television. His notable film appearances include Tetsuo, Tetsuo II, Love Letter, Žák sumo, and Šinja šokudó, alongside regular appearances in films directed by Takashi Miike. Additionally, he has been credited as a narrator. Further details regarding his career and personal background reflect his extensive involvement in the Japanese film and performance landscape.
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Career overview
Tomorowo Taguchi is a Japanese actor born on November 30, 1957, in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. After leaving Dokkyo University without graduating, he initially earned a living as an illustrator, writer, and pornographic cartoonist. In 1978, he joined a theatre called Hakken no Kai, and he later made his screen debut in Zokubutsu Zukan in 1982, a film based on the book by Yasutaka Tsutsui. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he was also a prominent cult musician in the Tokyo underground scene as a member of his band Bachikaburi.
To Western audiences, Taguchi is perhaps best known for his role as the lead actor in Tetsuo and Tetsuo II, both directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. In addition to his work in those projects, he makes regular appearances in films directed by Takashi Miike, and he became known to the Japanese public as a narrator. With a career spanning television and film, he holds numerous known credits as an actor.
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Street Kingdom: Make your own sound. · Director
Human SpecimensUnreachableWelcome to the Village
House of Ninjas新プロジェクトX〜挑戦者たち〜Stage 『Spirited Away』Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2Aimitagai
SanctuarySpirited Away: Live on StageCity of Desire No. 4 Outrageous and Dirty Social Network MoneyCity of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retributionリムジン
You've Got A FriendLove Life
The Door into SummerThe Supporting Actors in Byplaywood名建築で昼食を スペシャル 横浜編
Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical OncologistMeikenchiku de Chushoku woMeikenchiku de Chushoku woFukushima 50Fancy
In HandHydraThe WitnessParallel World Love Story
In This Corner of the WorldMy Little MonsterThe Blood of WolvesHappy Go LuckyRoom Laundering
Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a HouseshareThe Game of Business CardPoliceman and MeNeko Atsume HouseThe Last Shot in the Bar
Hibana: Spark吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？Too Young To Die!Artist of FastingAme Onna
Piece of Cake · DirectorPiece of Cake · Screenplay
Botanical Life of VarendarThe Long GoodbyeKabukicho Love HotelRose Color's BukoMonsterz
Disregarded PeopleDetective in the BarRoomMateAIBOU: X-DAYMaruyama, the Middle Schooler
The Drudgery TrainA Road Stained CrimsonThe Samurai That NightFly with the Gold1+1=11
Gantz: Perfect AnswerQPAnother GantzThe EgoistsYOYOCHU in the Land of the Rising Sex
GantzPiecing Me Back TogetherShinigami no YaibaHousehold X
Midnight Diner外事警察April BrideBrass Knuckle BoysOh, My Buddha! · Director
Otokotachi no utaAin't No TomorrowsYour FriendThe Most Beautiful Night In The WorldClimber's High
The Pride of the TempThe Yakiniku Movie: BulgogiTokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadHow to Become MyselfYakuza: Like a Dragon
Gamera the BraveSwayBlack NightPrisonersGod's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
School DaysStrange CircusSpring SnowKazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death MakeUntil the Lights Come Back
大人計画「ドライブイン カリフォルニア」A Blue AutomobileL'amantGirlfriend: Someone Please Stop the WorldYoung Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Youkai Hel
OwlA Snake of JuneVibratorIden & Tity · DirectorCop Festival: New Beginning
The Private Detective MikeYoung Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE II From Russia With LovePicaresqueSeptember 11Aiki
Dekotora Gaiden: A Man’s Life, a Road of Dreamsman-holeYoung Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE IMy Blood Bone
OshikiriKamomeKeizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful DreamerMondayAndo Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
TabooGamera 3: Revenge of IrisDead or AliveGeminiLey Lines
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2Sleepless TownSadaTomieDr. Akagi
The EelRainy DogTokyo Fair WeatherPostman BluesTime Leap
Full Filmography
275 titles- Street Kingdom: Make your own sound. (2026) Director
- Human Specimens (2025) as Man walking his dog
- Unreachable (2025) as Jiro Kayama
- Welcome to the Village (2025)
- House of Ninjas (2024) as Jin Hamashima
- 新プロジェクトX〜挑戦者たち〜 (2024)
- Stage 『Spirited Away』 (2024) as Kamaji
- Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2 (2024) as Yasunori Okatome
- Aimitagai (2024)
- City of Desire No. 6 Trans Honor (2024)
- City of Desire No. 5 Drifting Dotonbori Kids (2024) as 杉山高志
- Sanctuary (2023)
- Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2023) as 鍋爐爺爺
- City of Desire No. 4 Outrageous and Dirty Social Network Money (2023)
- City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution (2023)
- リムジン (2023)
- City of Desire No.2 - The Dark Fixer (2023)
- City of Desire No.3 - The Lizard of Minami (2023)
- You've Got A Friend (2022)
- Love Life (2022) as Makoto Ōsawa
- The Door into Summer (2021) as Professor Toi
- The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021)
- 名建築で昼食を スペシャル 横浜編 (2021)
- Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist (2020)
- Meikenchiku de Chushoku wo (2020)
- Meikenchiku de Chushoku wo (2020) as Uekusa Chiaki
- Fukushima 50 (2020) as Kazuhiko Fukuhara
- Fancy (2020)
- Midnight Swan (2020) as Mama Yoko
- #HandballStrive (2020) as Masashi
- In Hand (2019) as Hiroshi Yamazaki
- Hydra (2019) as Teru Nakaya
- The Witness (2019) as Yuichi Kimura
- Parallel World Love Story (2019) as Sudo
- In This Corner of the World (2018) as Entaro Hojo
- My Little Monster (2018) as Shizuku's Father
- The Blood of Wolves (2018) as Hideo Doi
- Happy Go Lucky (2018)
- Room Laundering (2018) as Saizen
- Violence Voyager (2018) as Koike
- Life in Overtime (2018) as Toshihiko Aoyama
- The Many Faces of Ito (2018)
- Half End (2018)
- Odd Final (2018)
- Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare (2017) as Himself
- The Game of Business Card (2017) as Katayama Shoji
- Policeman and Me (2017) as Shuichi Yamamoto
- Neko Atsume House (2017) as Asakusa
- The Last Shot in the Bar (2017) as Matsuo
- Hibana: Spark (2016)
- 吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？ (2016) as Mikuriya Saburo
- Too Young To Die! (2016) as Hato
- Artist of Fasting (2016) as Narration (voice)
- Ame Onna (2016) as Rika's father
- ひと夏の隣人 (2016) as 鈴木次郎
- Piece of Cake (2015) Director
- Piece of Cake (2015) Screenplay
- Botanical Life of Varendar (2014) as Verandar
- The Long Goodbye (2014) as Haneoka
- Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014) as Masashi Kubota
- Rose Color's Buko (2014) as Gangster
- Monsterz (2014) as Mr. Kumoi
- The Vancouver Asahi (2014) as Tadaaki Matsuda
- A Drop of the Grapevine (2014) as Asahi
- Disregarded People (2013) as President Maruyoshi
- Detective in the Bar (2013) as Matsuo
- RoomMate (2013)
- AIBOU: X-DAY (2013)
- Maruyama, the Middle Schooler (2013) as Saito
- Nobody's Perfect (2013)
- The Drudgery Train (2012) as Secondhand Bookstore Manager
- A Road Stained Crimson (2012)
- The Samurai That Night (2012) as Nobuo Hoshi
- Fly with the Gold (2012) as Yamagishi
- 1+1=11 (2012)
- Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- QP (2011) as Hiko
- Another Gantz (2011) as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- The Egoists (2011) as Shinji Ninomiya
- YOYOCHU in the Land of the Rising Sex (2011) as Narrator (voice)
- A Man with Style (2011) as Sanada
- River (2011) as Maid cafe owner
- Chivalrous Sinking (2011)
- Gantz (2010) as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- Piecing Me Back Together (2010) as Keisuke Ogi
- Shinigami no Yaiba (2010)
- Household X (2010) as Kenichi Hashimoto
- Midnight Diner (2009) as Lyricist
- 外事警察 (2009) as 谷村博
- April Bride (2009) as Okuno
- Brass Knuckle Boys (2009) as Jimmy
- Oh, My Buddha! (2009) Director
- Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009) as Shinto Priest
- Otokotachi no uta (2008)
- Ain't No Tomorrows (2008) as Yoshida
- Your Friend (2008)
- The Most Beautiful Night In The World (2008) as Kazuya Mizuno
- Climber's High (2008) as Enji Kishi
- The Pride of the Temp (2007) as Narrator (voice)
- The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi (2007) as a stuff of Toraoh
- Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
- How to Become Myself (2007) as Koji Ueshima
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007) as Barber Owner
- Kamen Rider: THE NEXT (2007) as Scissors Jaguar
- Switching – Goodbye Me (2007) as Kazumi's Father
- The Invitation from Cinema Orion (2007) as Yuji Miyoshi
- Prisoner/Terrorist (2007) as M
- Cain's Descendant (2007)
- Sea of Madness (2007)
- Gamera the Brave (2006) as Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi
- Sway (2006) as Judge
- Black Night (2006) as Dr. Kawai (segment "Dark Hole")
- Prisoners (2006) as Self
- God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand (2006)
- M (2006) as Pimp
- It's Only Talk (2006) as K
- Haru, Bânîzu de (2006)
- SOUL TRAIN (2006)
- Love Letter So-renka (2006) as Yui's father
- School Days (2005)
- Strange Circus (2005) as Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
- Spring Snow (2005)
- Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make (2005)
- Until the Lights Come Back (2005) as Ryotaro Saeki
- Who's Camus Anyway? (2005) as Oyama
- Wolf Girl (2005)
- Young Thugs: Malaysian Tiger (2005)
- 大人計画「ドライブイン カリフォルニア」 (2004)
- A Blue Automobile (2004) as Record Store Boss
- L'amant (2004) as A
- Girlfriend: Someone Please Stop the World (2004) as Miho's Father
- Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Youkai Hel (2004)
- Kamachi (2004) as Sensei Komori
- Mask de 41 (2004) as Tadao Kuramochi
- Owl (2003)
- A Snake of June (2003) as Editor-in-Chief
- Vibrator (2003) as Cop
- Iden & Tity (2003) Director
- Cop Festival: New Beginning (2003)
- Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Banchou Soccer (2003)
- The Private Detective Mike (2002)
- Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE II From Russia With Love (2002)
- Picaresque (2002)
- September 11 (2002) as Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
- Aiki (2002)
- Doing Time (2002) as Tanabe
- Young Thugs: EPISODE FINAL Stand By Me (2002)
- MPD-PSYCHO/FAKE (2002)
- Drive (2002)
- Barber's Sorrow (2002)
- Bastoni: The Stick Handlers (2002) as Matsunaga
- Dekotora Gaiden: A Man’s Life, a Road of Dreams (2001)
- man-hole (2001)
- Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE I (2001)
- My Blood Bone (2001)
- Oshikiri (2000)
- Kamome (2000) as Akitoshi Fukuma
- Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer (2000)
- Monday (2000) as Mitsuhiko Shima
- Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5 (2000)
- PROJECT X 〜Challengers〜 (2000) as 語り
- PROJECT X 〜Challengers〜 (2000) Creator
- Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
- Senrigan (2000)
- Chinpira (2000)
- Tokyo Trash Baby (2000)
- Jorogumo (2000)
- Taboo (1999) as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) as Doctor
- Dead or Alive (1999) as Afro Thug
- Gemini (1999) as Middle-aged Patient
- Ley Lines (1999) as Chan
- White-Collar Worker Kintaro (1999) as Shibamata
- The Night the Angel Turned Away (1999) as Tawada
- The Line (1999)
- Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2 (1998) as Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)
- Sleepless Town (1998) as Kenji Tozawa
- Sada (1998) as Kin
- Tomie (1998) as Detective Harada
- Dr. Akagi (1998) as Nosaka
- Three Businessmen (1998) as Noodle Shop Waiter
- Bullet Ballet (1998) as Policeman
- Scorpion: Double Venom (1998)
- Unlucky Monkey (1998) as Miyata
- Andromedia (1998) as Goda
- A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo (1998)
- I Don't Have a Grave! (1998) as Takagi Noboru
- Tadon and Chikuwa (1998)
- You Alone Can't See (1998) as Kimura
- The Eel (1997) as Eiji Dojima
- Rainy Dog (1997) as The Pursuer
- Tokyo Fair Weather (1997)
- Postman Blues (1997) as Profiler
- Time Leap (1997)
- The Defender (1997) as Edge
- Lie Lie Lie (1997) as Party Guest
- Full Metal Yakuza (1997) as Genpaku Hiraga
- The Towers of Musahino Line (1997)
- Ishoku Manga-shi 33-nen no Kiseki ~ Garo no Jidai o Yomu (1997) as Self
- Prostitution Gang (1997)
- The Things We Liked (1997)
- Kawaki no machi (1997)
- Ladies Max (1996)
- Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) as Honda
- Fudoh: The New Generation (1996) as Dealer being shot in toilet
- San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku (1996)
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) as Ishida
- Dangan Runner (1996) as Shinkichi Yasuda
- Sadistic Song (1996)
- Midori (1996)
- Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge (1996) as Shôsetsu Yui
- All Night Long 3: The Final Chapter (1996) as Kawasaki
- Love Hotel Night 2 (1996)
- Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon (1996) as Shôsetsu Yui
- Ignatius (1996)
- Tokyo Mafia: Battle for Shinjuku (1996) as Kikura
- A Fragile Heart (1996)
- Love Letter (1995) as Female Itsuki's Father
- Tokyo Fist (1995) as Tattoo Artist
- Shinjuku Triad Society (1995) as Wang
- Kamikaze Taxi (1995) as Chaplin
- Ring (1995) as Jotaro Nagao
- Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995) as Tetsu Sasayama
- Lady Poison: Beasts of the Underground (1995) as Detective Kono
- Forever with You (1995)
- The Young Blood Typhoon (1995)
- Super-Coming (1995)
- Love Worker Sharaba Ya Ranko (1995)
- Angel's Share (1995)
- Nozokiya (1995)
- A New Love in Tokyo (1994) as Man with a Knife
- Evil Dream (1994)
- Undo (1994) as Psychiatrist
- Black Money (1994)
- Angel Dust (1994) as Endo
- At the Mercy of the Darkness (1994)
- Pu (1994)
- N45゜ (1994) as Detective
- Level (1994)
- The Tomb & the Divorce (1993) as Tokio
- A Night in Nude (1993) as Kenzo
- Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1993) as Yusuke's Father
- Fried Dragon Fish (1993) as Delta Works Japan Sales Manager
- Maohgai (1993)
- Puru Puru Angelic Holiday (1993)
- Wandering Brain (1993)
- Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters (1993)
- My Beloved Ultraseven (1993) as Takano
- Kuma-chan (1993)
- Tokyo Blood (1993)
- Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers (1993)
- Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) as Taniguchi Tomoo
- All Night Long (1992) as Airline Manager
- New Joyful Embarrassing Story 2 (1992)
- New Joyful Embarrassing Story (1992)
- Kirai ja nai yo 2 (1992)
- New Pink Curtain (1991)
- One-Room Story (1991)
- I Hate You... Not (1991)
- Her 3 - Kanojyo No Sanjyou (1991)
- Love of Sawako (1990) as Ichiro Tanaka
- Psychic Theater Mr. Maric's Super Magic V (1990)
- Heartbreak Angels (1990)
- Primary Colour High School Girl Pink Picture Book (1990)
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) as Salaryman
- Guinea Pig Part 5: Android of Notre Dame (1989)
- Arietta (1989) as Red Saturn Club Manager
- Pretty Body: Frankenstein's Love (1988)
- The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) as Hijikata
- Robinson's Garden (1987) as Man wrestling with restaurant table
- The Phantom of Regular Size (1986) as The Man
- More and More Love (1984)
- Zokubutsu zukan (1982)
- Kamen Rider (1971) as Amadum
- Byplayers: What If Supporting Actors Lived On a Deserted Island for a TV Tokyo Morning Drama?
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Tomorowo Taguchi best known for?
Tomorowo Taguchi is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Unreachable (2025), House of Ninjas (2024), Sanctuary (2023), Oh, Karol! (1985).
When and where was Tomorowo Taguchi born?
Tomorowo Taguchi was born on November 30, 1957 in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.
How many credits does Tomorowo Taguchi have?
Tomorowo Taguchi has accumulated over 275 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1971 to 2026.
What is Tomorowo Taguchi's background in cinema and television?
Tomorowo Taguchi is a Japanese actor born on November 30, 1957, in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as Tomoroo Taguchi and Tomo, his stage name is written in Japanese as 田口トモロヲ. Active in the entertainment industry with numerous known credits, he is recognized for his acting work in film and television. His notable ...
Tomorowo Taguchi by the numbers
275credits
248films
27TV series
1971–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Unreachable (2025) as Jiro Kayama — aged about 67
- The Private Detective Mike (2002) — aged about 44
- Midnight Diner (2009) as Lyricist — aged about 51
- Sanctuary (2023) — aged about 65
- Love Letter (1995) as Female Itsuki's Father — aged about 37
- Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) as Honda — aged about 38
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