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Tomorowo Taguchi (田口 トモロヲ, Taguchi Tomorowo, 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.
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Tomorowo Taguchi (田口 トモロヲ, Taguchi Tomorowo, 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.
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The Blood of Wolves (2018)
, 2h6Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Yakuza films
Actors Kōji Yakusho, Tori Matsuzaka, Jun Yoshinaga, Yōko Maki, Yōsuke Eguchi, Renji Ishibashi
Roles Hideo Doi
Rating68%
En 1988 à Hiroshima, avant la promulgation de la loi contre le crime organisé, une rumeur prétend que le détective Shogo Ogami a des liens avec les yakuza. Il est associé au détective Shuichi Hioka et enquête sur une affaire de personne disparue impliquant un employé d'une société financière. Les conflits entre les groupes opposés de yakuza deviennent plus sérieux.
Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
, 2h15Directed by Ryūichi Hiroki
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Shota Sometani, Atsuko Maeda, Kaho Minami, Yutaka Matsushige, Nao Ōmori, Jun Murakami
Roles Masashi Kubota
Rating68%
Having lost his job at a five-star hotel, Toru (Shota Sometani) is now a manager of a love hotel in the titular district in Tokyo. Toru's live-in lover, Saya (Atsuko Maeda), doesn't know that. She is a singer and agrees to sleep with a music executive so she can get a record deal.
The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
, 2h13Directed by Yūya Ishii
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yusuke Kamiji, Sōsuke Ikematsu, Mitsuki Takahata, Aoi Miyazaki, Yūsuke Santamaria
Roles Tadaaki Matsuda
Rating61%
The film is set in Canada during the 1930s.
Monsterz (2014)
, 1h51Directed by Hideo Nakata
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takayuki Yamada, Satomi Ishihara, Fujii Mina, Tae Kimura, Tomorowo Taguchi
Roles Mr. Kumoi
Rating55%
Un homme dispose d'une mystérieuse capacité lui permettant de contrôler tous les gens qui rentrent dans son champ de vision. Rejeté par ses parents qui l'ont considéré comme un monstre, il a toujours vécu seul depuis son enfance se servant de son pouvoir pour voler de l'argent et assurer sa survie. Toutefois, l'utilisation de ce pouvoir n'est pas sans contrepartie, car à chaque fois qu'il en use, le mal qui ronge sa jambe s'étend, l'affaiblissant de plus en plus. Un jour, il va également prendre conscience d'une nouvelle limite à son pouvoir : Tanaka Shuichi, un livreur d'apparence banale, se révèle être insensible à sa manipulation. Il va alors tout faire pour l'éliminer mais Shuichi n'est pas aussi normal qu'il en a l'air. Ses capacités de récupération dépassent l'entendement lui permettant de récupérer de blessures mortelles en un rien de temps.
The Drudgery Train (2012)
Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Mirai Moriyama, Kengo Kora, Atsuko Maeda, Tomorowo Taguchi
Roles Secondhand Bookstore Manager
Rating67%
Phone Call to the Bar (2011)
, 2h5Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Ryūhei Matsuda, Yo Oizumi, Koyuki Katō, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tomorowo Taguchi, Masanobu Takashima
Roles Matsuo
Rating63%
Dans le quartier rouge de Susukino, à Sapporo, un détective privé boit de l'alcool avec son chauffeur Takada dans son bar préféré. Là, il reçoit un appel téléphonique d'une femme qui s'identifie comme étant Kyoko Kondo. Elle demande au détective d'accomplir une tâche simple. Celui-ci, qui a un excellent sens du danger, pense que le travail est facile et accepte l'affaire. Le lendemain, il commence l'enquête.
River (2011)
, 1h29Directed by Ryūichi Hiroki
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Misako Renbutsu, Mami Nakamura, Tomorowo Taguchi, Tokio Emoto, Toshie Negishi
Roles Maid cafe owner
Rating61%
Hikari's boyfriend is one of those killed in the Akihabara massacre incident. Suffering from the shock of her loss and unable to accept this reality, she cuts herself off from the outside world. She eventually manages to muster enough courage to visit Akihabara, the scene of the incident. There, she encounters many people who are still coming to terms with the aftermath of the incident and are still suffering from the aftereffects.
Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010)
, 1h11Directed by Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Cyberpunk films
Actors Akiko Monō, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Yūko Nakamura, Tomorowo Taguchi
Rating54%
Anthony is a man with an American father and a deceased Japanese mother living and working in Tokyo. One day his son is run over and killed by Yatsu, this film's version of "The Metal Fetishist". Shortly afterward Anthony begins to transform into metal. He discovers that the work of his scientist father may be the key to his transformation. In his father's house he discovers a secret room with files and papers detailing the Tetsuo Project as a way to turn people into androids. He also learns that his father met his mother while they each researched the project. Anthony's wife arrives but before she sees her transformed husband a S.W.A.T. team arrives and she is taken hostage. Anthony's transformation finishes its hold and he defeats the S.W.A.T. team with bullets fired from his body, but refrains from killing them. The severely injured team is extracted, but then killed by Yatsu.
Gantz (2010)
, 2h30Directed by Shinsuke Satō
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Actors Kazunari Ninomiya, Kenichi Matsuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kanata Hongō, Natsuna Watanabe, Tomorowo Taguchi
Roles Yoshikazu Suzuki
Rating64%
Standing at a subway station a young man, Kurono (Kazunari Ninomiya), watches as his old primary school friend, Kato (Ken'ichi Matsuyama), attempt to rescue a man who has fallen onto the tracks. Kurono ends up on the tracks with Kato after the man has been rescued, just as a train is speeding through the station. The pair are surprised to find themselves not dead, but rather relocated to a room with a few other people. When they turn around, they see a strange black sphere, about two meters in diameter.
Household X (2010)
Actors Kaho Minami, Tomorowo Taguchi, Mariko Tsutsui, Tomohiro Kaku, Yoshiyuki Morishita
Roles Kenichi Hashimoto
Rating65%
April Bride (2009)
, 2h9Directed by Ryūichi Hiroki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Nana Eikura, Akira Emoto, Eita, Ren Osugi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Kanji Tsuda
Roles Okuno
Rating62%
On April 5, 2007, a couple married in a church. At first glance, it was a typical wedding. The bride, however, was suffering from late-stage breast cancer and had been given only a month to live.
Climber's High (2008)
Directed by Masato Harada
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Shinichi Tsutsumi, Masato Sakai, Masahiro Takashima, Machiko Ono, Yukijirō Hotaru, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Roles Enji Kishi
Rating65%
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007)
, 1h50Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Films about video games, Yakuza films, Films based on video games, Gangster films
Actors Shō Aikawa, Kazuki Kitamura, Kenichi Endō, Tomorowo Taguchi, Saeko, Shun Shioya
Roles Barber Owner
Rating60%
The plot is loosely based on the original Yakuza game and is a "one-night-story" that unfolds in a hot summer night in Kamurocho, the fictitious version of Tokyo Shinjuku's Kabukichō.
, 2h22Directed by Jōji Matsuoka
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy
Actors Joe Odagiri, Ken Takakura, Kirin Kiki, Takako Matsu, Akira Emoto, Kaoru Kobayashi
Rating73%
A young man who has inherited the irresponsible character of his father must care for his cancer-stricken mother when she moves in with him in Tokyo. Her wise and responsible nature causes him to reorganize his life.
Kamen Rider: The Next (2007)
, 1h33Directed by Ryuta Tasaki
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Superhero films
Actors Masaya Kikawada, Gorō Naya, Kazuki Kato, Miku Ishida, Hassei Takano, Tomorowo Taguchi
Roles Scissors Jaguar
Rating61%
Two years after the events of Kamen Rider the First, a strange series of bizarre murders occur with the victims mutilated in a most gruesome fashion while pop star Chiharu's "Platinum Smile" is being played, becoming an urban legend. Meanwhile, Takeshi Hongo has become a high school science teacher with a troublesome class with one student catching his attention; a troubled girl named Kotomi Kikuma who was best friends with Chiharu and is worried about her. By the time Hongo and her find a dying "Chiharu", they learn she's actually an imposter as the Shocker Inhumanoid Chainsaw Lizard arrives with the six Shocker Riders to carry out the task of executing Hongo, forcing him to reveal himself in as Kamen Rider 1 to Kotomi before escaping his hunters. At around the same time, Hayato Ichimonji is shown still alive but slowly weakening due to his body's rejection of the cybernetic changes which made him Kamen Rider 2.