Tomorowo Taguchi

About

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...

Known for

Kamen RiderSeries • 1971Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko DaimonSeries • 2012Cold Case: Door of TruthSeries • 2016Midnight DinerSeries • 2009House of NinjasSeries • 2024The Private Detective MikeSeries • 2002The Pride of the TempSeries • 2007Love LetterMovie • 1995SanctuarySeries • 2023Hibana: SparkSeries • 2016Fukushima 50Movie • 2020TabooMovie • 1999The EelMovie • 1997Tetsuo: The Iron ManMovie • 1989Swallowtail ButterflyMovie • 1996GantzMovie • 2010Gamera 3: Revenge of IrisMovie • 1999Gantz: Perfect AnswerMovie • 2011Dead or AliveMovie • 1999A Snake of JuneMovie • 2003Tokyo FistMovie • 1995Too Young To Die!Movie • 2016A New Love in TokyoMovie • 1994Kabukicho Love HotelMovie • 2014