Tomorowo Taguchi
Known for Acting · 268 credits
- Born
- 1957-11-30 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Tomoroo Taguchi · Tomoro Taguchi · Tomorô Taguchi · 田口 トモロヲ · 타구치 토모로오 · Tomoo Taguchi
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.
Known For
TV Shows (25)
Kamen Rider
1971
as Amadum
Midnight Diner
2009
as Lyricist
The Private Detective Mike
2002
House of Ninjas
2024
as Jin Hamashima
Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors
2021
The Pride of the Temp
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
2020
Hibana: Spark
2016
Sanctuary
2023
In This Corner of the World
2018
as Entaro Hojo
In Hand
2019
as Hiroshi Yamazaki
The Long Goodbye
2014
as Haneoka
Human Specimens
2025
as Man walking his dog
吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？
2016
as Mikuriya Saburo
Meikenchiku de Chushoku wo
2020
as Uekusa Chiaki
San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku
1996
Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare
2017
as Himself
QP
2011
as Hiko
Botanical Life of Varendar
2014
as Verandar
The Game of Business Card
2017
as Katayama Shoji
PROJECT X 〜Challengers〜
2000
as 語り
新プロジェクトX〜挑戦者たち〜
2024
大人計画「ドライブイン カリフォルニア」
2004
Happy Go Lucky
2018
Byplayers: What If Supporting Actors Lived On a Deserted Island for a TV Tokyo Morning Drama?
Movies (243)
Love Letter
1995
as Female Itsuki's Father
Gantz
2010
as Yoshikazu Suzuki
A New Love in Tokyo
1994
as Man with a Knife
Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011
as Yoshikazu Suzuki
Fukushima 50
2020
as Kazuhiko Fukuhara
Unreachable
2025
as Jiro Kayama
Kabukicho Love Hotel
2014
as Masashi Kubota
Taboo
1999
as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999
as Doctor
M
2006
as Pimp
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
Fudoh: The New Generation
1996
as Dealer being shot in toilet
Maohgai
1993
Midnight Swan
2020
as Mama Yoko
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
1989
as Salaryman
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996
as Ishida
The Eel
1997
as Eiji Dojima
Hydra
2019
as Teru Nakaya
The Witness
2019
as Yuichi Kimura
My Little Monster
2018
as Shizuku's Father
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
as Honda
Monsterz
2014
as Mr. Kumoi
Gamera the Brave
2006
as Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi
The Blood of Wolves
2018
as Hideo Doi
Violence Voyager
2018
as Koike
Postman Blues
1997
as Profiler
The Last Shot in the Bar
2017
as Matsuo
The Door into Summer
2021
as Professor Toi
The Egoists
2011
as Shinji Ninomiya
A Snake of June
2003
as Editor-in-Chief
September 11
2002
as Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
1992
as Taniguchi Tomoo
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
2006
Nobody's Perfect
2013
Monday
2000
as Mitsuhiko Shima
Dead or Alive
1999
as Afro Thug
Scorpion: Double Venom
1998
A Night in Nude
1993
as Kenzo
Undo
1994
as Psychiatrist
Spirited Away: Live on Stage
2023
as 鍋爐爺爺
Sada
1998
as Kin
Haru, Bânîzu de
2006
Another Gantz
2011
as Yoshikazu Suzuki
Sleepless Town
1998
as Kenji Tozawa
Policeman and Me
2017
as Shuichi Yamamoto
Love Life
2022
as Makoto Ōsawa
Climber's High
2008
as Enji Kishi
Owl
2003
Tomie
1998
as Detective Harada
Bullet Ballet
1998
as Policeman
Gemini
1999
as Middle-aged Patient
Guinea Pig Part 5: Android of Notre Dame
1989
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
2007
as Barber Owner
Kamen Rider: THE NEXT
2007
as Scissors Jaguar
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2
1998
as Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)
Shinjuku Triad Society
1995
as Wang
Doing Time
2002
as Tanabe
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
2009
as Shinto Priest
Spring Snow
2005
Strange Circus
2005
as Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
as Tetsu Sasayama
Ring
1995
as Jotaro Nagao
Too Young To Die!
2016
as Hato
Disregarded People
2013
as President Maruyoshi
Ishoku Manga-shi 33-nen no Kiseki ~ Garo no Jidai o Yomu
1997
as Self
RoomMate
2013
Until the Lights Come Back
2005
as Ryotaro Saeki
Life in Overtime
2018
as Toshihiko Aoyama
Tokyo Fist
1995
as Tattoo Artist
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
Brass Knuckle Boys
2009
as Jimmy
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
2013
as Saito
L'amant
2004
as A
Room Laundering
2018
as Saizen
Ley Lines
1999
as Chan
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
1995
as Yusuke's Father
Parallel World Love Story
2019
as Sudo
You've Got A Friend
2022
Dr. Akagi
1998
as Nosaka
All Night Long
1992
as Airline Manager
The Vancouver Asahi
2014
as Tadaaki Matsuda
Arietta
1989
as Red Saturn Club Manager
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
as Kazumi's Father
Vibrator
2003
as Cop
Unlucky Monkey
1998
as Miyata
Rainy Dog
1997
as The Pursuer
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
2024
as Yasunori Okatome
Bastoni: The Stick Handlers
2002
as Matsunaga
Neko Atsume House
2017
as Asakusa
The Many Faces of Ito
2018
Full Metal Yakuza
1997
as Genpaku Hiraga
Love of Sawako
1990
as Ichiro Tanaka
A Road Stained Crimson
2012
The Night the Angel Turned Away
1999
as Tawada
Girlfriend: Someone Please Stop the World
2004
as Miho's Father
White-Collar Worker Kintaro
1999
as Shibamata
Andromedia
1998
as Goda
Time Leap
1997
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
2008
as Kazuya Mizuno
Sway
2006
as Judge
A Drop of the Grapevine
2014
as Asahi
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
AIBOU: X-DAY
2013
A Blue Automobile
2004
as Record Store Boss
April Bride
2009
as Okuno
Midori
1996
Zokubutsu zukan
1982
The Drudgery Train
2012
as Secondhand Bookstore Manager
The Samurai That Night
2012
as Nobuo Hoshi
Dangan Runner
1996
as Shinkichi Yasuda
I Don't Have a Grave!
1998
as Takagi Noboru
The Invitation from Cinema Orion
2007
as Yuji Miyoshi
Detective in the Bar
2013
as Matsuo
Aimitagai
2024
Mask de 41
2004
as Tadao Kuramochi
Black Night
2006
as Dr. Kawai (segment "Dark Hole")
man-hole
2001
The Phantom of Regular Size
1986
as The Man
Piecing Me Back Together
2010
as Keisuke Ogi
About 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 Tetsu… With 268 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Tomorowo Taguchi has appeared in 243 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tomorowo Taguchi Movies
- Love Letter (1995) — as Female Itsuki's Father
- Gantz (2010) — as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- A New Love in Tokyo (1994) — as Man with a Knife
- Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) — as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- Fukushima 50 (2020) — as Kazuhiko Fukuhara
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