Tomorowo Taguchi — Actor (92)
Brass Knuckle Boys (2009) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
少年メリケンサック
director: Kazushige Tanaka / Kankuro Kudo actor: Aoi Miyazaki / Koichi Sato
other title: The Shonen Merikensack / Brass Knucle Boys
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 consists of all middle aged men.
Drive (2002) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb
ドライブ
director: SABU actor: Shinichi Tsutsumi / Ren Osugi
other title: ドライブ / 驾驶
Kenichi Asakura is an uptight, hyper-square salesman. One day, three bank robbers commandeer his van. They are in hot pursuit of their fellow robber who has snatched the money. Unfortunately for the bank robbers, Asakura never drives over 40 km/h speed limit even under the extreme situation.
Ley Lines (1999) [Movie] TMDB Skybridge IMDb
日本黒社会 LEY LINES
director: Takashi Miike actor: Kazuki Kitamura / Dan Li
other title: 日本黒社会 LEY LINES
The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan.
Rainy Dog (1997) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb
極道黒社会
director: Takashi Miike actor: Show Aikawa / Gao Ming-Chun
other title: 極道黒社会 / 极道黑社会
A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000) [Movie] TMDB WikiData NeoDB IMDb
DEAD OR ALIVE 2 逃亡者
director: Takashi Miike actor: Shô Aikawa / Tomorowo Taguchi
other title: Dead or Alive 2 / Dead or Alive 2 Sangre Yakuza
Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
新宿黒社会 チャイナマフィア戦争
director: Takashi Miike actor: Kippei Shiina / Takeshi Caesar
other title: 新宿黒社会 チャイナマフィア戦争 / Shinjuku Killers
Tatsuhito, a cop, pursues Chinese warlord Wang through the underworld of Shinjuku and over to Taiwan.
Violence Voyager (2018) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
バイオレンス・ボイジャー
director: Ujicha actor: Aoi Yuuki / Naoki Tanaka
other title: Viajero de la violencia / バイオレンス・ボイジャー
Following an end-of-term school ceremony, the American boy Bobby decides to go with his friend Akkun into the mountains outside their village, to a place perfect for a secret base. On the way they stop into a mysterious amusement park. They have fun there, but are attacked and cannot leave. Falling in with some other children who are also lost there, they fend off a number of attacks, and gradually learn the truth behind the facility.
The Eel (1997) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB WikiData Skybridge IMDb
うなぎ
director: Shōhei Imamura actor: Koji Yakusho / Misa Shimizu
other title: L'anguilla / A Enguia
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1995) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?
director: Shunji Iwai actor: Megumi Okina / Yuta Yamazaki
other title: 打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?
One summer day, a group of sixth-grade boys have an argument about whether fireworks are round or flat when viewed from different angles and embark on a journey for the answer during the annual firework festival. Meanwhile, one of their classmates, Nazuna, is troubled by her parents' separation and decides to choose one of the boys to run away with.
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb Skybridge WikiData
ガメラ3 邪神<イリス>覚醒
director: Shusuke Kaneko actor: Ai Maeda / Shinobu Nakayama
other title: Gamera - Revenge of Iris / Gamera III - La Revanche d'Iris
With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family.
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
ガメラ2 レギオン襲来
other title: Gamera - Attack of the Legion / Gamera II - L'attaque de légion
A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.
Love Life (2022) [Movie] NeoDB Douban Skybridge IMDb TMDB WikiData
LOVE LIFE
director: Koji Fukada actor: Fumino Kimura / Kento Nagayama
other title: LOVE LIFE
Taeko and her husband, Jirō, are living a peaceful existence with her young son, Keita, when a tragic accident brings the boy's long-lost father, Park, back into her life. To cope with the pain and guilt, Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man.
Taboo (1999) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
御法度
other title: Tabù - Gohatto / Tabu
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
The Supporting Actors (2017) [TV] TMDB
バイプレイヤーズ
director: Daigo Matsui actor: Kenichi Endo / Tomorowo Taguchi
other title: バイプレイヤーズ
Kenichi Endo, Ren Osugi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Susumu Terajima, Yutaka Matsushige and Ken Mitsuishi all receive offers to take part in a big budget drama series with a famous lead actor and world famous director. To study their roles and relationships, the director asks the six supporting actors to live together for 3 months at a share house. The actors begin their temporary living arrangement. An incident from 10 years ago though causes the actors to hold resentment.
Postman Blues (1997) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
ポストマン・ブルース
director: SABU actor: Shinichi Tsutsumi / Kyooko Tooyama
other title: ポストマン・ブルース / Postman blues
Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting his little finger off.
QP (2011) [TV] TMDB
QP
actor: Takumi Saitoh / Nobuaki Kaneko
The main character of the manga was Ishida Kotori, also known as "QP", the most powerful gangster in his area. The drama will shift its focus onto Azuma Ryo, Kotori's close friend, who has some hidden ambitions.