Tomorowo Taguchi
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Tomorowo Taguchi
Gantz
2010
Love Letter
1995
Filmography
Acting (244)
2025
Unreachableas Jiro Kayama
8.5
5.7
2024
6.2
2024
2024
Stage 『Spirited Away』as Kamaji
2024
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2as Yasunori Okatome
9.0
2023
2023
Spirited Away: Live on Stageas Kamaji
8.0
2022
Love Lifeas Makoto Ōsawa
7.2
5.2
2021
The Door into Summeras Professor Toi
6.4
2021
Lunch at a Famous Building: Specialas Chiaki Uekusa
7.0
2020
Midnight Swanas Mama Yoko
6.9
2020
#HandballStriveas Masashi
6.8
2020
Fukushima 50as Kazuhiko Fukuhara
6.5
2020
5.5
2019
The Witnessas Yuichi Kimura
7.0
2019
Parallel World Love Storyas Sudo
5.8
2019
Hydraas Teru Nakaya
5.8
2018
Room Launderingas Saizen
7.4
2018
Life in Overtimeas Toshihiko Aoyama
7.8
2018
The Blood of Wolvesas Hideo Doi
7.2
2018
My Little Monsteras Shizuku's Father
7.6
2018
2018
Violence Voyageras Koike
6.6
2018
6.1
2017
The Last Shot in the Baras Matsuo
7.2
2017
Neko Atsume Houseas Asakusa
7.5
2017
Policeman and Meas Shuichi Yamamoto
7.2
2016
ひと夏の隣人as 鈴木次郎
2016
Too Young To Die!as Hato
6.5
2016
Ame Onnaas Rika's father
7.3
2016
Artist of Fastingas Narration (voice)
4.8
2014
A Drop of the Grapevineas Asahi
2.0
2014
The Vancouver Asahias Tadaaki Matsuda
6.8
2014
Kabukicho Love Hotelas Masashi Kubota
6.4
2014
Monsterzas Mr. Kumoi
5.6
2014
Rose Color's Bukoas Gangster
7.5
2013
5.8
2013
Disregarded Peopleas President Maruyoshi
3.8
2013
Detective in the Baras Matsuo
7.3
2013
Maruyama, the Middle Schooleras Saito
5.3
2013
Nobody's Perfectas Shinichi Haitani
7.0
2013
6.5
2012
2012
The Samurai That Nightas Nobuo Hoshi
5.0
2012
Fly with the Goldas Yamagishi
6.0
2012
The Drudgery Trainas Secondhand Bookstore Manager
6.1
7.1
2011
A Man with Styleas Sanada
5.3
2011
The Egoistsas Shinji Ninomiya
4.9
2011
Gantz: Perfect Answeras Yoshikazu Suzuki
6.6
2011
Another Gantzas Yoshikazu Suzuki
6.9
2011
Riveras Maid cafe owner
5.2
2011
YOYOCHU in the Land of the Rising Sexas Narrator (voice)
8.8
2010
Gantzas Yoshikazu Suzuki
6.6
2010
Household Xas Kenichi Hashimoto
6.2
2010
Piecing Me Back Togetheras Keisuke Ogi
6.7
2009
April Brideas Okuno
6.8
2009
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monsteras Shinto Priest
7.5
2009
Brass Knuckle Boysas Jimmy
6.5
2008
Ain't No Tomorrowsas Yoshida
6.4
2008
5.1
2008
Climber's Highas Enji Kishi
6.2
2008
The Most Beautiful Night In The Worldas Kazuya Mizuno
5.6
2007
The Invitation from Cinema Orionas Yuji Miyoshi
6.5
2007
Kamen Rider: THE NEXTas Scissors Jaguar
6.7
2007
Switching – Goodbye Meas Kazumi's Father
6.6
2007
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogias a stuff of Toraoh
5.5
2007
How to Become Myselfas Koji Ueshima
5.4
2007
Yakuza: Like a Dragonas Barber Owner
6.5
5.7
2007
5.0
2007
2006
Prisonersas Self
2006
7.0
2006
Love Letter So-renkaas Yui's father
2006
Mas Pimp
4.0
2006
Swayas Judge
5.9
2006
It's Only Talkas K
6.3
2006
Gamera the Braveas Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi
7.0
2006
Black Nightas Dr. Kawai (segment "Dark Hole")
5.1
2006
2005
Strange Circusas Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
7.2
2005
2005
9.0
2005
Until the Lights Come Backas Ryotaro Saeki
6.4
2005
6.5
2005
Who's Camus Anyway?as Oyama
6.5
2004
A Blue Automobileas Record Store Boss
4.6
2004
Girlfriend: Someone Please Stop the Worldas Miho's Father
6.3
2004
Kamachias Sensei Komori
9.0
2004
L'amantas A
5.0
2004
Mask de 41as Tadao Kuramochi
7.0
2003
Vibratoras Cop
5.8
2003
A Snake of Juneas Editor-in-Chief
6.8
2003
6.4
2002
4.8
2002
Barber's Sorrowas Barber
8.0
2002
September 11as Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
6.4
2002
6.9
2002
2002
2002
Doing Timeas Tanabe
5.6
2002
Bastoni: The Stick Handlersas Matsunaga
4.7
2001
2001
7.0
2000
Dead or Alive 2: Birdsas Man with telescope
6.8
2000
7.0
2000
6.5
2000
6.3
2000
2000
7.0
2000
Mondayas Mitsuhiko Shima
7.0
2000
Kamomeas Akitoshi Fukuma
8.0
1999
Tabooas Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
6.6
1999
Dead or Aliveas Afro Thug
6.4
1999
White-Collar Worker Kintaroas Shibamata
5.5
1999
Geminias Middle-aged Patient
6.5
1999
1999
The Night the Angel Turned Awayas Tawada
7.0
1999
Ley Linesas Chan
6.4
1999
Gamera 3: Revenge of Irisas Doctor
7.4
8.0
1998
Bullet Balletas Policeman
7.1
4.0
1998
Three Businessmenas Noodle Shop Waiter
6.2
1998
Tomieas Detective Harada
5.4
1998
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2as Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)
1998
You Alone Can't Seeas Kimura
1998
Unlucky Monkeyas Miyata
6.7
1998
Andromediaas Goda
5.0
1998
Sleepless Townas Kenji Tozawa
7.4
1998
Dr. Akagias Nosaka
6.4
1998
Sadaas Kin
7.0
1998
I Don't Have a Grave!as Takagi Noboru
8.0
1997
Full Metal Yakuzaas Genpaku Hiraga
5.9
7.2
1997
Lie Lie Lieas Party Guest
8.0
9.0
1997
Postman Bluesas Profiler
7.4
1997
Rainy Dogas The Pursuer
6.8
10.0
1997
1997
The Eelas Eiji Dojima
6.9
1997
The Defenderas Edge
4.0
1997
7.0
1996
1996
Dangan Runneras Shinkichi Yasuda
6.8
1996
Tokyo Mafia: Battle for Shinjukuas Kikura
7.0
1996
Fudoh: The New Generationas Dealer being shot in toilet
6.6
1996
Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revengeas Shôsetsu Yui
6.3
1996
Swallowtail Butterflyas Honda
7.5
1996
All Night Long 3: The Final Chapteras Kawasaki
4.5
1996
Gamera 2: Advent of Legionas Ishida
7.4
7.0
1996
6.6
1996
1996
Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddonas Shôsetsu Yui
3.8
1996
10.0
1996
8.5
1995
Tokyo Fistas Tattoo Artist
6.8
1995
Goodbye for Tomorrowas Tetsu Sasayama
10.0
1995
Shinjuku Triad Societyas Wang
6.2
1995
Ringas Jotaro Nagao
6.2
1995
8.0
1995
7.0
1995
10.0
1995
Kamikaze Taxias Chaplin
6.3
1995
Love Letteras Female Itsuki's Father
7.8
1995
Lady Poison: Beasts of the Undergroundas Detective Kono
5.3
1995
7.0
1994
9.0
1994
A New Love in Tokyoas Man with a Knife
5.7
1994
1994
N45゜as Detective
7.0
1994
Undoas Psychiatrist
6.0
1994
Angel Dustas Endo
6.6
1994
1994
8.0
8.0
1993
A Night in Nudeas Kenzo
5.6
1993
6.3
1993
7.7
1993
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?as Yusuke's Father
7.1
1993
8.0
1993
The Tomb & the Divorceas Tokio
1993
7.0
1993
Fried Dragon Fishas Delta Works Japan Sales Manager
6.4
1993
My Beloved Ultrasevenas Takano
1992
All Night Longas Airline Manager
5.1
7.0
1992
Tetsuo II: Body Hammeras Taniguchi Tomoo
6.3
1991
1991
9.0
1990
Love of Sawakoas Ichiro Tanaka
5.7
1989
Ariettaas Red Saturn Club Manager
4.5
1989
Tetsuo: The Iron Manas Salaryman
7.0
1987
Robinson's Gardenas Man wrestling with restaurant table
6.4
1987
The Adventure of Denchu-Kozoas Hijikata
6.6
1986
The Phantom of Regular Sizeas The Man
6.4
2.0
1982
Production & Directing (5)
2026
5.2
2015
Piece of CakeDirector
5.0
2015
Piece of CakeScreenplay
5.0
2009
Oh, My Buddha!Director
6.0
2003
Iden & TityDirector
8.5