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.
Acting
Movie
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
as Salaryman
1989
Movie
Gantz
as Yoshikazu Suzuki
2010
Movie
Love Letter
as Female Itsuki's Father
1995
Movie
Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Yoshikazu Suzuki
2011
Movie
Strange Circus
as Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
2005
Movie
Fukushima 50
as Kazuhiko Fukuhara
2020
Movie
Dead or Alive
as Afro Thug
1999
Movie
A Snake of June
as Editor-in-Chief
2003
TV
House of Ninjas
as Jin Hamashima
2024
Movie
Tokyo Fist
as Tattoo Artist
1995
Movie
Bullet Ballet
as Policeman
1998
Movie
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
as Taniguchi Tomoo
1992
Movie
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
as Doctor
1999
Movie
The Eel
as Eiji Dojima
1997
Movie
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
as Ishida
1996
Movie
Taboo
as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
1999
Movie
September 11
as Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
2002
Movie
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
2000
Movie
Love Life
as Makoto Ōsawa
2022
Movie
Swallowtail Butterfly
as Honda
1996
TV
Kamen Rider
as Amadum
1971
Movie
Gemini
as Middle-aged Patient
1999
Movie
Rainy Dog
as The Pursuer
1997
Movie
My Little Monster
as Shizuku's Father
2018
