was a Japanese actor, singer, and model affiliated with Stardust Promotion. After modeling in various campaigns, he made his acting debut in the 2004 television series Water Boys 2 and later appeared as Fumizō Sōma from Tadashii Ōji no Tsukurikata, Shōzō Akaike from the Takumi-kun film adaptation series, and Akira Hayase from Kamen Rider Drive.
In addition to television and film projects, Takiguchi has appeared in multiple stage plays. He played Shuichiro Oishi in Musical: The Prince of Tennis (2006). After leaving production, Takiguchi played the roles of Yūzō Kashima in Mankai Stage: A3! and Miroku in InuYasha. In addition to acting, Takiguchi was part of the project boy band PureBoys from 2007 to 2008.
Career Takiguchi attended an all-boys high school, and, during his senior year, he was scouted to become a model. Takiguchi accepted the offer, after concluding that the job would be more rewarding than "graduating out of college to become a salaryman." He was signed on to Stardust Promotion in Section 3. In 2004, he debuted as an actor in the television series Water Boys 2.
From 2006 to 2007, Takiguchi played Shuichiro Oishi in Musical: The Prince of Tennis. In June 2007, Takiguchi became a member of the project group PureBoys. In March 2008, he announced he was leaving the group and continued to make appearances on their online show until June 27, 2008.
His final appearance before his death was in the musical Seishun Aoharu Tetsudō, which ended its run on November 4, 2019.
Personal life
Takiguchi's father is a chef. In December 2008, Takiguchi became a certified chef.
Death
Takiguchi died from heart failure on November 13, 2019, at the age of 34. Prior to his death, Takiguchi had been preparing to appear in the stage plays Meijiza no Hen: Kirin ni No-ru in December 2019 and Mankai Stage: A3! August 2020 in January 2020. Takiguchi's funeral was held privately with close relatives.
Discography
Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album JPN 2008 — — Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time 4: Amesora no Sho "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Filmography
TV series YearTitleRoleOther notes 2004 Water Boys 2 Toba Episode 12 2005 Chakushin Ari Honda Tetsuya Episode 01 2005 Mahou Sentai Magiranger Takayaki-san Episode 39 2006 Unfair Seta Tooru Episode 01 2007 Koisuru Nichiyoubi 2007 Asakusa Fukumaru Ryokan Episode 07 2007 Omo☆San April 25/29 and May 2/6 2008 Tadashii Ōji no Tsukurikata Fumizō Sōma Lead 2008 Bomb-bee Men (Binbou Danshi) Abe 2008 Tokyo Ghost Trip Ryū Inui 2008 Gokusen 3 Episode 08 2008–2009 Pochitama regular 2009 Atashi-tachi no Momoiro Nikki—Cappucino ~Otouto no Tomodachi~ Jun Episode 05, March 30 2009 Koishite Akuma Vampire (episode 1) 2009 Buzzer Beat Episode 07 2010 Arienai Episode 07(?) 2011 Sengoku Danshi Date masamune, Main Role Episode 26 2012 Haisukuru Kagekidan Otokogumi Kiryu Akira 2013 Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Riki, Main Role Episode 17 2014 Kamen Rider Drive Akira Hayase 2015 Taikomochi no Tatsujin Teruhiko Jinguji Episode 12 2015 Platinum Age 2017 The World Yamizukan Unspecified role Voice in anime 2017 Silver Soul / Gintama
Theatre
Year Title Role Notes 2005 Kurotokage 2006 Shokyū Kyōshitsu Lead role 2006–2007 Musical: The Prince of Tennis Shuichiro Oishi 2007 PureBOYS 7Cheers! ~ Tobe! Jibun to iu Daichi Kara Kōta Tsukiura 2008 Oishii Timing 2008 Typhoon No. 14 Monshiro Shōta 2009 Boukensha-tachi ShichirōBoukensha-tachi 2009 2009 Koroshiya Syuu ~Shoot Me~ 2010 Byakkotai The Idol 2010 Boukensha-tachi (saien) Shichirō 2011 2011 Kōrin Fight Sanada Yukimura 2011 Peacemaker Kurogane Tatsunosuke Ichimura 2011 Letter 2017 InuYasha Miroku 2018 Mankai Stage: A3! Spring & Summer 2018 Yūzō Kashima 2018 Mankai Stage: A3! Autumn & Winter 2019 Yūzō Kashima 2019 Seishun Aoharu Tetsudō Seibu Chichibu Line
Movies
YearTitleRoleOther notes 2007 Water Ryouun BL, shown only in cinemas 2007 Yoshimoto Director's 100: Akatsuki ni Shi, Dakishimete Lead role 2007 Takumi-kun Series: Soshite Harukaze ni Sasayaite Shōzō Akaike 2009 Ani to Boku no Fuufugenka 2009 Takumi-kun Series: Niji-iro no Glass Shōzō Akaike 2009 Ikemen Bank The Movie 2010 Takumi-kun Series: Bibō no Detail Shōzō Akaike 2010 Tsuki to Uso to Satsujin Okudera Kousuke 2011 Takumi-kun Series: Pure Shōzō Akaike BL 2011 Gangsta Film by Fuyuki Shindo 2011 Takumi-kun Series: Ano, Hareta Aozora Shōzō Akaike BL 2014 Kamen Rider Drive Episode 0: Countdown To Global Freeze Akira Hayase 2015 Seven Days: Friday – Sunday 2015 Seven Days: Monday – Thursday 2019 A.I. Tantei Released posthumously
Radio/Webcast YearTitleDateOther notes 2007 Pure☆Radio August 4 With the PureBOYS 2007 Yahoo! Live Talk「Natsu no Owari no IKEMEN NIGHT」 September 3 With Takagi Shinpei, Ono Kento, Yuuki Jutta 2007 ENTERMAX October 11 TOKYO-FM 2007–2008 Harajuku Amesuta☆Gakuen every Friday, 7pm Japan Time With the PureBOYS 2008 Excella presents Omotesandou Cafe 「T-TIME」 January 8 Odoroku TV 2008 Energy Premium Pure☆Factory January 7 and 14 Energy 701; With Katou Keisuke 2011 Heat-up Eve every other Tuesday NicoVideo; With Hamao Kyousuke and Furukawa Yuuta
PVs YearTitleArtist 2005 Garden FLOW 2009 eternal~towanin JEMSTONE 2009 Loving You... Miyawaki Shion
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