
Tomorowo Taguchi
Known for Acting · 268 credits
- Born
- 1957-11-30 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Tomoroo Taguchi · Tomoro Taguchi · Tomorô Taguchi · 田口 トモロヲ · 타구치 토모로오 · Tomoo 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.
Known For
TV Shows (25)

Kamen Rider
1971
as Amadum

Midnight Diner
2009
as Lyricist

The Private Detective Mike
2002

Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors
2021

House of Ninjas
2024
as Jin Hamashima

The Pride of the Temp
2007
as Narrator (voice)

Sanctuary
2023

In This Corner of the World
2018
as Entaro Hojo

Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
2020

Hibana: Spark
2016

The Long Goodbye
2014
as Haneoka

Human Specimens
2025
as Man walking his dog

QP
2011
as Hiko

In Hand
2019
as Hiroshi Yamazaki

San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku
1996

Botanical Life of Varendar
2014
as Verandar

Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare
2017
as Himself

Meikenchiku de Chushoku wo
2020
as Uekusa Chiaki

吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか?
2016
as Mikuriya Saburo

大人計画「ドライブイン カリフォルニア」
2004

The Game of Business Card
2017
as Katayama Shoji

PROJECT X 〜Challengers〜
2000
as 語り

新プロジェクトX〜挑戦者たち〜
2024

Byplayers: What If Supporting Actors Lived On a Deserted Island for a TV Tokyo Morning Drama?
Happy Go Lucky
2018
Movies (243)

Love Letter
1995
as Female Itsuki's Father

Gantz
2010
as Yoshikazu Suzuki

Fukushima 50
2020
as Kazuhiko Fukuhara

Fudoh: The New Generation
1996
as Dealer being shot in toilet

Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011
as Yoshikazu Suzuki

A New Love in Tokyo
1994
as Man with a Knife

Tetsuo: The Iron Man
1989
as Salaryman

Taboo
1999
as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa

Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
as Honda

Kabukicho Love Hotel
2014
as Masashi Kubota

Unreachable
2025
as Jiro Kayama

The Blood of Wolves
2018
as Hideo Doi

Spirited Away: Live on Stage
2023
as 鍋爐爺爺

The Eel
1997
as Eiji Dojima

M
2006
as Pimp

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999
as Doctor

Haru, Bânîzu de
2006

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021

Midnight Swan
2020
as Mama Yoko

The Door into Summer
2021
as Professor Toi

Nobody's Perfect
2013

The Witness
2019
as Yuichi Kimura

A Snake of June
2003
as Editor-in-Chief

Bullet Ballet
1998
as Policeman

Violence Voyager
2018
as Koike

Doing Time
2002
as Tanabe

Disregarded People
2013
as President Maruyoshi

Sada
1998
as Kin

Scorpion: Double Venom
1998

My Little Monster
2018
as Shizuku's Father

Policeman and Me
2017
as Shuichi Yamamoto

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996
as Ishida

Another Gantz
2011
as Yoshikazu Suzuki

You've Got A Friend
2022

Dead or Alive
1999
as Afro Thug

Maohgai
1993

Tokyo Fist
1995
as Tattoo Artist

Sleepless Town
1998
as Kenji Tozawa

Undo
1994
as Psychiatrist

Love Life
2022
as Makoto Ōsawa

September 11
2002
as Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")

Guinea Pig Part 5: Android of Notre Dame
1989

Ley Lines
1999
as Chan

The Last Shot in the Bar
2017
as Matsuo

Owl
2003

Spring Snow
2005

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
1992
as Taniguchi Tomoo

Shinjuku Triad Society
1995
as Wang

Yakuza: Like a Dragon
2007
as Barber Owner

Strange Circus
2005
as Taeko's Editor-in-Chief

Brass Knuckle Boys
2009
as Jimmy

Postman Blues
1997
as Profiler

Ring
1995
as Jotaro Nagao

Andromedia
1998
as Goda

A Night in Nude
1993
as Kenzo

Monsterz
2014
as Mr. Kumoi

Tomie
1998
as Detective Harada

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2
1998
as Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)

Room Laundering
2018
as Saizen

The Tomb & the Divorce
1993
as Tokio

Monday
2000
as Mitsuhiko Shima

Gamera the Brave
2006
as Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi

Climber's High
2008
as Enji Kishi

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

Ain't No Tomorrows
2008
as Yoshida

Gemini
1999
as Middle-aged Patient

Ishoku Manga-shi 33-nen no Kiseki ~ Garo no Jidai o Yomu
1997
as Self

Hydra
2019
as Teru Nakaya

White-Collar Worker Kintaro
1999
as Shibamata

Kamen Rider: THE NEXT
2007
as Scissors Jaguar

Rainy Dog
1997
as The Pursuer

Dr. Akagi
1998
as Nosaka

Too Young To Die!
2016
as Hato

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
1995
as Yusuke's Father

The Many Faces of Ito
2018

Parallel World Love Story
2019
as Sudo

RoomMate
2013

Three Businessmen
1998
as Noodle Shop Waiter

Fancy
2020

Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
as Tetsu Sasayama

Aimitagai
2024

Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
2024
as Yasunori Okatome

Piecing Me Back Together
2010
as Keisuke Ogi

Love of Sawako
1990
as Ichiro Tanaka

Detective in the Bar
2013
as Matsuo

Vibrator
2003
as Cop

Until the Lights Come Back
2005
as Ryotaro Saeki

The Drudgery Train
2012
as Secondhand Bookstore Manager

The Egoists
2011
as Shinji Ninomiya

A Drop of the Grapevine
2014
as Asahi

A Road Stained Crimson
2012

A Man with Style
2011
as Sanada

Bastoni: The Stick Handlers
2002
as Matsunaga

Tokyo Fair Weather
1997

The Vancouver Asahi
2014
as Tadaaki Matsuda

I Don't Have a Grave!
1998
as Takagi Noboru

Who's Camus Anyway?
2005
as Oyama

Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE II From Russia With Love
2002

#HandballStrive
2020
as Masashi

L'amant
2004
as A

Sway
2006
as Judge

Full Metal Yakuza
1997
as Genpaku Hiraga

All Night Long 3: The Final Chapter
1996
as Kawasaki

Dead or Alive 2: Birds
2000

Wandering Brain
1993

Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
2013
as Saito

Cop Festival: New Beginning
2003

Arietta
1989
as Red Saturn Club Manager

Life in Overtime
2018
as Toshihiko Aoyama

The Most Beautiful Night In The World
2008
as Kazuya Mizuno

The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
2007
as a stuff of Toraoh

Unlucky Monkey
1998
as Miyata

The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo
1987
as Hijikata

April Bride
2009
as Okuno

Neko Atsume House
2017
as Asakusa

Welcome to the Village
2025

Zokubutsu zukan
1982

Forever with You
1995

Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
as Kazumi's Father
About 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 Tetsu… With 268 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Tomorowo Taguchi has appeared in 243 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tomorowo Taguchi Movies
- Love Letter (1995) — as Female Itsuki's Father
- Gantz (2010) — as Yoshikazu Suzuki
- Fukushima 50 (2020) — as Kazuhiko Fukuhara
- Fudoh: The New Generation (1996) — as Dealer being shot in toilet
- Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) — as Yoshikazu Suzuki
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