Tomorowo Taguchi
Actor
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.
Filmography
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
as Salaryman 1989
Gantz
as Yoshikazu Suzuki 2010
Love Letter
as Female Itsuki's Father 1995
Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Yoshikazu Suzuki 2011
Strange Circus
as Taeko's Editor-in-Chief 2005
Fukushima 50
as Kazuhiko Fukuhara 2020
Dead or Alive
as Afro Thug 1999
A Snake of June
as Editor-in-Chief 2003
Tokyo Fist
as Tattoo Artist 1995
Bullet Ballet
as Policeman 1998
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
as Taniguchi Tomoo 1992
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
as Doctor 1999
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
as Ishida 1996
The Eel
as Eiji Dojima 1997
Taboo
as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa 1999
September 11
as Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan") 2002
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
2000