is a Japanese actor, film director and musician.
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.
Filmography
Films Year Film Role Notes Ref1987The Adventure of Denchu-KozoHijikata1989Tetsuo: The Iron ManTomoo TaniguchiFirst starring role (credited as Man)1992Tetsuo II: Body HammerTomoo Taniguchi1993Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?1995Tokyo FistTattoo MasterLove LetterFemale Itsuki's fatherShinjuku Triad SocietyWang1996Gamera 2: Attack of Legion Subway DriverSwallowtail ButterflyMakai Tenshō Non-Stop 1997The EelEiji DojimaRainy DogFull Metal YakuzaGenpaku Hiraga1998Andromedia GōdaBullet Ballet Dr. Akagi Nosaka1999TomieDetective HaradaGamera 3: Awakening of Irys Dead or AliveGeminiMiddle-aged PatientTabooTojiro YuzawaLey LinesChan2000Keizoku 2002Doing TimeAikiSaburo Ishikawa11'9"01 September 112003Owl2003A Snake of June 2005Strange CircusTaeko's EditorIt's Only TalkKSpring SnowYamadaEinstein Girl 2006SwayJudgeGamera the BraveGod's Left Hand, Devil's Right HandKoichiro KubotaAkihabara@Deep2007Kamen Rider The NextScissors JaguarTokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadMailmanLike a Dragon Korean-Japanese barbershop owner2008Climber's High 2009April BrideOkunoLong Haired Monster GeharaDaikaiju eiga2010Tetsuo: The Bullet ManCameo appearance2011GantzYoshikazu SuzukiHousehold X2013Kamen Rider WizardAmadumGuest appearance2014Kabukicho Love Hotel2015Piece of CakeDirector2017P and JKYamamotoCat Collector's HouseAsakusa2018The Blood of WolvesLife in Overtime2019Parallel World Love StoryViolence VoyagerKoike (voice)Blind2020Fukushima 50Fancy#HandballStriveMasao's fatherMidnight Swan2021The Door into SummerProfessor Junnosuke ToiThe Supporting Actors: The MovieHimself2022You've Got a FriendLove LifeMakoto2024Dare to Stop Us 2AimitagaiYūsakuDoctor-X: The MovieYūsuke Shindō2025Welcome to the VillageUnreachable2026Street KingdomDirectorBye Bye Love: Detective Is in the Bar
Television Year Film Role Notes Ref1997Mōri MotonariAshikaga YoshitaneTaiga drama2012–21Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko DaimonNarrator7 seasons2017–21The Supporting ActorsHimself3 seasons2019IdatenNobuhiko KakanakuriTaiga drama2019In HandHiroshi Yamazaki2023SanctuaryTokitsu2024House of NinjasJin Hamashima
References
External links
Yahoo! Japan profile