Cast & creator
Tomorowo Taguchi
Best known for Kamen Rider, Midnight Diner, Cold Case: Door of Truth
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.
Also known as: Tomoroo Taguchi, Tomoro Taguchi, Tomorô Taguchi, 田口 トモロヲ, 타구치 토모로오
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film credits
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television credits
270
1971–2026 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (276)
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Kamen Rider
Amadum
1971
Midnight Diner
Lyricist
2009
Cold Case: Door of Truth
Kudo Kensuke
2016
House of Ninjas
Jin Hamashima
2024
The Pride of the Temp
Narrator (voice)
2007
Love Letter
Female Itsuki's Father
1995
Sanctuary
2023
The Private Detective Mike
2002
Lunch at a Famous Building
Chiaki Uekusa
2020
Taboo
Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
1999
Fukushima 50
Kazuhiko Fukuhara
2020
Human Specimens
Man walking his dog
2025
Hibana: Spark
2016
Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
2020
In Hand
Hiroshi Yamazaki
2019
The Eel
Eiji Dojima
1997
In This Corner of the World
Entaro Hojo
2018
QP
Hiko
2011
Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare
Himself
2017
Gantz
Yoshikazu Suzuki
2010
The Long Goodbye
Haneoka
2014
San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku
1996
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Salaryman
1989
Botanical Life of Varendar
Verandar
2014
Project X: Unsung Heroes
2024
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Yoshikazu Suzuki
2011
Swallowtail Butterfly
Honda
1996
吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？
Mikuriya Saburo
2016
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Dead or Alive
Afro Thug
1999
Midnight Swan
Mama Yoko
2020
Tokyo Fist
Tattoo Artist
1995
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Doctor
1999
A New Love in Tokyo
Man with a Knife
1994
Sway
Judge
2006
Owl
2003
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Man with telescope
2000
Love Life
Makoto Ōsawa
2022
Too Young To Die!
Hato
2016
September 11
Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
2002
A Snake of June
Editor-in-Chief
2003
Kabukicho Love Hotel
Masashi Kubota
2014
Sleepless Town
Kenji Tozawa
1998
Spirited Away: Live on Stage
Kamaji
2023
The Game of Business Card
Katayama Shoji
2017
Byplayers: What If Supporting Actors Lived On a Deserted Island for a TV Tokyo Morning Drama?
Scorpion: Double Venom
1998
The Door into Summer
Professor Toi
2021
Unreachable
Jiro Kayama
2025
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Taniguchi Tomoo
1992
Strange Circus
Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
2005
The Blood of Wolves
Hideo Doi
2018
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2
Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)
1998
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Ishida
1996
Sada
Kin
1998
Dr. Akagi
Nosaka
1998
Maohgai
1993
Tomie
Detective Harada
1998
PROJECT X 〜Challengers〜
語り
2000PROJECT X 〜Challengers〜
Creator
2000
My Little Monster
Shizuku's Father
2018
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
Guinea Pig Part 5: Android of Notre Dame
1989
Gemini
Middle-aged Patient
1999
Bullet Ballet
Policeman
1998
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Yusuke's Father
1993
Another Gantz
Yoshikazu Suzuki
2011
Ring
Jotaro Nagao
1995
How to Become Myself
Koji Ueshima
2007
Nobody's Perfect
Shinichi Haitani
2013
You've Got A Friend
2022
Street Kingdom: Make your own sound.
Director
2026
Postman Blues
Profiler
1997
Fudoh: The New Generation
Dealer being shot in toilet
1996
Aiki
2002
Three Businessmen
Noodle Shop Waiter
1998
A Night in Nude
Kenzo
1993
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE II From Russia With Love
2002
Drive
2002
Monday
Mitsuhiko Shima
2000
Violence Voyager
Koike
2018
大人計画「ドライブイン カリフォルニア」
2004
Gamera the Brave
Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi
2006
Wandering Brain
1993
Angel Dust
Endo
1994
The Last Shot in the Bar
Matsuo
2017Happy Go Lucky
2018
April Bride
Okuno
2009
Phone Call to the Bar
2011
Switching – Goodbye Me
Kazumi's Father
2007
Room Laundering
Saizen
2018
Disregarded People
President Maruyoshi
2013
Oshikiri
2000
Spring Snow
2005
The Drudgery Train
Secondhand Bookstore Manager
2012
Doing Time
Tanabe
2002
Ley Lines
Chan
1999
Parallel World Love Story
Sudo
2019
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
a stuff of Toraoh
2007
The Egoists
Shinji Ninomiya
2011
Aimitagai
2024
Brass Knuckle Boys
Jimmy
2009
Kamikaze Taxi
Chaplin
1995
Kamen Rider: THE NEXT
Scissors Jaguar
2007
Dangan Runner
Shinkichi Yasuda
1996
Jubaku: Spellbound
Weak guard
1999
Monsterz
Mr. Kumoi
2014
Unlucky Monkey
Miyata
1998
RoomMate
2013
A Blue Automobile
Record Store Boss
2004
Piece of Cake
Director
2015Piece of Cake
Screenplay
2015
The Vancouver Asahi
Tadaaki Matsuda
2014
Cop Festival: New Beginning
2003
Policeman and Me
Shuichi Yamamoto
2017
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Barber Owner
2007
YOYOCHU in the Land of the Rising Sex
Narrator (voice)
2011
Rainy Dog
The Pursuer
1997
The Witness
Yuichi Kimura
2019
MPD-PSYCHO/FAKE
2002
Lady Poison: Beasts of the Underground
Detective Kono
1995
Full Metal Yakuza
Genpaku Hiraga
1997
Zokubutsu zukan
1982
Shinjuku Triad Society
Wang
1995
The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo
Hijikata
1987
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
Saito
2013
Rose Color's Buko
Gangster
2014
Vibrator
Cop
2003
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make
2005
L'amant
A
2004
Climber's High
Enji Kishi
2008
Stage 『Spirited Away』
Kamaji
2024
Undo
Psychiatrist
1994
Kamome
Akitoshi Fukuma
2000
A Man with Style
Sanada
2011
Puru Puru Angelic Holiday
1993
Neko Atsume House
Asakusa
2017
Ame Onna
Rika's father
2016
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
Shinto Priest
2009
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Tetsu Sasayama
1995
#HandballStrive
Masashi
2020
All Night Long 3: The Final Chapter
Kawasaki
1996
Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge
Shôsetsu Yui
1996
Love of Sawako
Ichiro Tanaka
1990
Andromedia
Goda
1998
School Days
2005
Black Night
Dr. Kawai (segment "Dark Hole")
2006
Evil Dream
1994
Iden & Tity
Director
2003
M
Pimp
2006
Artist of Fasting
Narration (voice)
2016
Detective in the Bar
Matsuo
2013
Robinson's Garden
Man wrestling with restaurant table
1987
A Drop of the Grapevine
Asahi
2014
City of Desire No. 6 Trans Honor
2024
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
Yasunori Okatome
2024
All Night Long
Airline Manager
1992
Ain't No Tomorrows
Yoshida
2008
A Road Stained Crimson
2012
Fried Dragon Fish
Delta Works Japan Sales Manager
1993
Fancy
2020
Ishoku Manga-shi 33-nen no Kiseki ~ Garo no Jidai o Yomu
Self
1997
Welcome to the Village
2025
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
2000
Barber's Sorrow
Barber
2002
I Don't Have a Grave!
Takagi Noboru
1998
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
2006
Time Leap
1997
Your Friend
2008
Until the Lights Come Back
Ryotaro Saeki
2005
Tokyo Trash Baby
2000
Lie Lie Lie
Party Guest
1997
The Towers of Musashino Line
1997
Tokyo Blood
1993
Fly with the Gold
Yamagishi
2012
Prisoner/Terrorist
M
2007
New Pink Curtain
1991
Picaresque
2002
The Phantom of Regular Size
The Man
1986
AIBOU: X-DAY
2013
The Invitation from Cinema Orion
Yuji Miyoshi
2007
Who's Camus Anyway?
Oyama
2005
Dekotora Gaiden: A Man’s Life, a Road of Dreams
2001
Hydra
Teru Nakaya
2019N45゜
Detective
1994
My Beloved Ultraseven
Takano
1993
Life in Overtime
Toshihiko Aoyama
2018
Kamachi
Sensei Komori
2004
A Fragile Heart
1996
The Tomb & the Divorce
Tokio
1993
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
Midori
1996
The Defender
Edge
1997
Sadistic Song
1996
The Night the Angel Turned Away
Tawada
1999
Senrigan
2000
man-hole
2001
A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo
1998
It's Only Talk
K
2006
Wolf Girl
2005
Young Thugs: EPISODE FINAL Stand By Me
2002
Pretty Body: Frankenstein's Love
1988
Bastoni: The Stick Handlers
Matsunaga
2002
The Samurai That Night
Nobuo Hoshi
2012
Odd Final
2018
Arietta
Red Saturn Club Manager
1989
Shinigami no Yaiba
2010
Kawaki no machi
1997
Piecing Me Back Together
Keisuke Ogi
2010
Tokyo Mafia: Battle for Shinjuku
Kikura
1996
Oh, My Buddha!
Director
2009Prisoners
Self
2006
Haru, Bânîzu de
2006
City of Desire No. 4 Outrageous and Dirty Social Network Money
2023Mask de 41
Tadao Kuramochi
2004
Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters
1993
Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon
Shôsetsu Yui
1996
Black Money
1994
New Joyful Embarrassing Story
1992
The Young Blood Typhoon
1995
Love Hotel Night 2
1996
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
Kazuya Mizuno
2008
SOUL TRAIN
2006
Half End
2018
Heartbreak Angels
1990
Household X
Kenichi Hashimoto
2010
White-Collar Worker Kintaro
Shibamata
1999
Angel's Share
1995Otokotachi no uta
2008
Prostitution Gang
1997
リムジン
2023
Kuma-chan
1993
You Alone Can't See
Kimura
1998
Chinpira
2000
River
Maid cafe owner
2011
ひと夏の隣人
鈴木次郎
2016
Ignatius
1996The Things We Liked
1997
1+1=11
2012
City of Desire No. 5 Drifting Dotonbori Kids
杉山高志
2024
Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Youkai Hel
2004
New Joyful Embarrassing Story 2
1992
Cain's Descendant
2007
Ladies Max
1996
Forever with You
1995
City of Desire No.2 - The Dark Fixer
2023
Love Worker Sharaba Ya Ranko
1995
The Many Faces of Ito
2018
Nozokiya
1995
Young Thugs: Malaysian Tiger
2005
I Hate You... Not
1991
City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution
2023
Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Banchou Soccer
2003
Level
1994
My Blood Bone
2001
Her 3 - Kanojyo No Sanjyou
1991
Lunch at a Famous Building: Special
Chiaki Uekusa
2021
Chivalrous Sinking
2011
Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE I
2001
Jorogumo
2000
Pu
1994
City of Desire No.3 - The Lizard of Minami
2023
Sea of Madness
2007
At the Mercy of the Darkness
1994
Primary Colour High School Girl Pink Picture Book
1990
Kirai ja nai yo 2
1992
Love Letter So-renka
Yui's father
2006
Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers
1993
Girlfriend: Someone Please Stop the World
Miho's Father
2004Psychic Theater Mr. Maric's Super Magic V
1990
The Line
1999
One-Room Story
1991
More and More Love
1984