Tomorowo Taguchi

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.

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Brass Knuckle Boys (2009)

A record company office worker named Kanna discovers a punk rock band called Shonen Meriken Sakku 'Brass Knuckle Boys' through the internet and subsequently decides to represent them on behalf of her company. What Kanna did not know was that the Brass Knuckle Boys ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kankuro Kudo  •  Kazunari Tanaka
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Yuichi Kimura  •  Ryo Katsuji  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

A record company office worker named Kanna discovers a punk rock band called Shonen Meriken Sakku 'Brass Knuckle Boys' through the internet and subsequently decides to represent them on behalf of her company. What Kanna did not know was that the Brass Knuckle Boys ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kankuro Kudo  •  Kazunari Tanaka
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Yuichi Kimura  •  Ryo Katsuji  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Bastoni: The Stick Handlers (2002)

Kazuhiko Nakamura directs this sexually charged wacky comedy set in the world of the Japanese adult video industry. The story follows a young woman's (Amiko Kanetani) foolish attempts to win back a lost love (Shunsuke Matsuoka) by taking the one recourse she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Nakamura
CAST:  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Hideomi Nakazato  •  Yuka Kojima

Kazuhiko Nakamura directs this sexually charged wacky comedy set in the world of the Japanese adult video industry. The story follows a young woman's (Amiko Kanetani) foolish attempts to win back a lost love (Shunsuke Matsuoka) by taking the one recourse she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Nakamura
CAST:  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Hideomi Nakazato  •  Yuka Kojima

A New Love in Tokyo (1994)

A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Sawa Suzuki  •  Reiko Kataoka  •  Aya Sugimoto  •  Hiromitsu Suzuki

A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Sawa Suzuki  •  Reiko Kataoka  •  Aya Sugimoto  •  Hiromitsu Suzuki

All Night Long 3: The Final Chapter (1996)

A bellboy stalks a woman who frequents the hotel where he works.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Matsumura
CAST:  Ryoka Yuzuki  •  Yujin Kitagawa  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Mitsuzō Ishii

A bellboy stalks a woman who frequents the hotel where he works.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Matsumura
CAST:  Ryoka Yuzuki  •  Yujin Kitagawa  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Mitsuzō Ishii

Unlucky Monkey (1998)

A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to be a profitable mistake for Yamazaki, an amateur crook who ends up with 80 million yen after a string of improbable accidents. But having so much cash doesn't make his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Hiroshi Shimizu  •  Akira Yamamoto  •  Ikko Suzuki

A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to be a profitable mistake for Yamazaki, an amateur crook who ends up with 80 million yen after a string of improbable accidents. But having so much cash doesn't make his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Hiroshi Shimizu  •  Akira Yamamoto  •  Ikko Suzuki

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007)

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Goro Kishitani  •  Show Aikawa  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Goro Kishitani  •  Show Aikawa  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

April Bride (2009)

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. A young woman is diagnosed with breast cancer but keeps the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Eita Nagayama  •  Akira Emoto  •  Nana Eikura  •  Ren Osugi

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. A young woman is diagnosed with breast cancer but keeps the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Eita Nagayama  •  Akira Emoto  •  Nana Eikura  •  Ren Osugi

All Night Long (1992)

Three teenagers witness the brutal murder of a high school girl by an insane salaryman. The teenagers find themselves united by this event and become friends. Later the teenagers hold a party to take their mind off things. Their party is crashed by a local gang of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Matsumura
CAST:  Eisuke Tsunoda  •  Ryôsuke Suzuki  •  Yoji Ietomi  •  Hiromasa Taguchi

Three teenagers witness the brutal murder of a high school girl by an insane salaryman. The teenagers find themselves united by this event and become friends. Later the teenagers hold a party to take their mind off things. Their party is crashed by a local gang of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Matsumura
CAST:  Eisuke Tsunoda  •  Ryôsuke Suzuki  •  Yoji Ietomi  •  Hiromasa Taguchi

Ring (1995)

In different parts of Tokyo, four young and seemingly healthy people suddenly die of heart failure at exactly the same moment. Reporter Kazuyuki Asakawa decides to investigate the deaths, and discovers that the four had stayed at a rural inn together just a week ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chisui Takigawa
CAST:  Ayane Miura  •  Maha Hamada  •  Katsunori Takahashi  •  Mai Tachihara

In different parts of Tokyo, four young and seemingly healthy people suddenly die of heart failure at exactly the same moment. Reporter Kazuyuki Asakawa decides to investigate the deaths, and discovers that the four had stayed at a rural inn together just a week ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chisui Takigawa
CAST:  Ayane Miura  •  Maha Hamada  •  Katsunori Takahashi  •  Mai Tachihara

Sway (2006)

A psychologically thrilling portrait of the severe dysfunction behind a family clinging to decorum and pride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miwa Nishikawa
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Masatô Ibu  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Keizo Kanie

A psychologically thrilling portrait of the severe dysfunction behind a family clinging to decorum and pride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miwa Nishikawa
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Masatô Ibu  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Keizo Kanie

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Kirin Kiki  •  Yayako Uchida  •  Takako Matsu

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jōji Matsuoka
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Kirin Kiki  •  Yayako Uchida  •  Takako Matsu

God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand (2006)

What's scary is being a human being, and what's scary is being myself. Truly horrifying things reside inside oneself. The work asks if you can stand the inescapable terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Asuka Shibuya  •  Tsubasa Kobayashi  •  Momoko Shimizu  •  Saaya

What's scary is being a human being, and what's scary is being myself. Truly horrifying things reside inside oneself. The work asks if you can stand the inescapable terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Asuka Shibuya  •  Tsubasa Kobayashi  •  Momoko Shimizu  •  Saaya

Strange Circus (2005)

The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Rie Kuwana  •  Masumi Miyazaki  •  Seiko Iwaido  •  Issei Ishida

The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Rie Kuwana  •  Masumi Miyazaki  •  Seiko Iwaido  •  Issei Ishida

Sleepless Town (1998)

Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Chi-Ngai
CAST:  Takeshi Kaneshiro  •  Mirai Yamamoto  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Sihung Lung

Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Chi-Ngai
CAST:  Takeshi Kaneshiro  •  Mirai Yamamoto  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Sihung Lung

Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge (1996)

Legendary samurai Jubei Yagyu must face off against a necromancer and his army of the undead in order to rescue Ohiro the young ninja girl from the clutches of Inshun Hozoin, the evil man slated to become lord of darkness on the eve of Armageddon. No living man is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Shirai
CAST:  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yûko Moriyama  •  Hitomi Shimizu

Legendary samurai Jubei Yagyu must face off against a necromancer and his army of the undead in order to rescue Ohiro the young ninja girl from the clutches of Inshun Hozoin, the evil man slated to become lord of darkness on the eve of Armageddon. No living man is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Shirai
CAST:  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yûko Moriyama  •  Hitomi Shimizu

Sada (1998)

Based on real-life events, this erotic thriller tells the sad and sadistic tale of a Japanese geisha whose behavior spiraled out of control.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Norihei Miki  •  Kippei Shiina

Based on real-life events, this erotic thriller tells the sad and sadistic tale of a Japanese geisha whose behavior spiraled out of control.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi
CAST:  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Norihei Miki  •  Kippei Shiina

Kamikaze Taxi (1995)

A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend dies after a session with a high-ranking Japanese politician with a taste for torture. He sets out on a 'kamikaze' mission to kill his bosses and the politician; along the way, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Kazuya Takahashi  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Reiko Kataoka

A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend dies after a session with a high-ranking Japanese politician with a taste for torture. He sets out on a 'kamikaze' mission to kill his bosses and the politician; along the way, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Harada
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Kazuya Takahashi  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Reiko Kataoka

Who's Camus Anyway? (2005)

A group of eccentric students decide to make a movie. But, when their star suddenly quits, this witty ensemble cast begins to live the film, including murder, deception and true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Ai Maeda  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Hinano Yoshikawa  •  Shuji Kashiwabara

A group of eccentric students decide to make a movie. But, when their star suddenly quits, this witty ensemble cast begins to live the film, including murder, deception and true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Ai Maeda  •  Meisa Kuroki  •  Hinano Yoshikawa  •  Shuji Kashiwabara

Tokyo Trash Baby (2000)

Miyuki doesn't need to stalk the man she's crazy about, because he lives one floor down. He's Yoshinori, a not very successful long-haired musician. Miyuki, a coffee-shop waitress, nods when they pass on the stairs, but hasn't yet dared to strike up a conversation. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Mami Nakamura  •  Kazuma Suzuki  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

Miyuki doesn't need to stalk the man she's crazy about, because he lives one floor down. He's Yoshinori, a not very successful long-haired musician. Miyuki, a coffee-shop waitress, nods when they pass on the stairs, but hasn't yet dared to strike up a conversation. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Hiroki
CAST:  Mami Nakamura  •  Kazuma Suzuki  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Tomorowo Taguchi

A Snake of June (2003)

A woman is being stalked by a stranger. His stalking turns to blackmail when he sends her copies of photos of her in an embarrassing position. Now he controls her and she has to do anything he says. Anything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tsukamoto
CAST:  Shinya Tsukamoto  •  Asuka Kurosawa  •  Yûji Kôtari  •  Yukino Asai

A woman is being stalked by a stranger. His stalking turns to blackmail when he sends her copies of photos of her in an embarrassing position. Now he controls her and she has to do anything he says. Anything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Tsukamoto
CAST:  Shinya Tsukamoto  •  Asuka Kurosawa  •  Yûji Kôtari  •  Yukino Asai
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