Tomorowo 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.

Filmography

Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
Eiji Dojima
Middle-aged Patient
Genpaku Hiraga
Tattoo Artist
Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi
Detective Harada
Judge
Taniguchi Tomoo
Ichiro Tanaka
Nosaka
Party Guest
Yoshikazu Suzuki
Sensei Komori
Dr. Kawai (segment "Dark Hole")
Psychiatrist
Shinkichi Yasuda
Man with a Knife
Shizuku's Father
Tadao Kuramochi
Maid cafe owner
Secondhand Bookstore Manager
Makoto Ōsawa
Mr. Kumoi
Scissors Jaguar
Delta Works Japan Sales Manager
Teru Nakaya
Shinji Ninomiya
Detective
Mitsuhiko Shima
Masashi Kubota
Pimp
President Maruyoshi
Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)
Yoshikazu Suzuki
Yoshikazu Suzuki
Noodle Shop Waiter
Narration (voice)
Rika's father
Kenji Tozawa
Editor-in-Chief
Shuichi Yamamoto
The Pursuer
Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Afro Thug
Policeman
Toshihiko Aoyama
Record Store Boss
Tadaaki Matsuda
Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Akitoshi Fukuma
Airline Manager
Yuichi Kimura
Jotaro Nagao
Red Saturn Club Manager
Kin
Female Itsuki's Father
Kazuhiko Fukuhara
Mama Yoko
Tetsu Sasayama
Kenichi Hashimoto
Man wrestling with restaurant table
Enji Kishi
鈴木次郎
Dealer being shot in toilet
Jiro Kayama