# Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi (田口 トモロヲ, Taguchi Tomorowo, born November 30, 1957) is a Japanese actor, film director and musician.
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 on NHK. Taguchi has directed 3 films, Iden & Tity in 2003, Shikisoku Generation in 2009, and Piece of Cake in 2015.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo | Hijikata | |
| 1989 | Tetsuo: The Iron Man | Tomoo Taniguchi | First starring role (credited as Man) |
| 1992 | Tetsuo II: Body Hammer | Tomoo Taniguchi | |
| 1993 | Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? | | |
| 1995 | Tokyo Fist | Tattoo Master | |
| 1995 | Love Letter | Female Itsuki's father | |
| | Shinjuku Triad Society | Wang | |
| 1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Subway Driver | |
| 1996 | Swallowtail Butterfly | | |
| 1996 | Makai Tensho | | |
| 1996 | Non-Stop | | |
| 1997 | The Eel | Eiji Dojima | |
| | Rainy Dog | | |
| | Full Metal Yakuza | Genpaku Hiraga | |
| 1998 | Andromedia | Gōda | |
| 1998 | Bullet Ballet | | |
| 1998 | Dr. Akagi | Nosaka | |
| 1999 | Tomie | Detective Harada | |
| 1999 | Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys | | |
| 1999 | Dead or Alive | | |
| 1999 | Gemini | Middle-aged Patient | |
| 1999 | Taboo | Tojiro Yuzawa | |
| 1999 | Ley Lines | Chan | |
| 2000 | Keizoku | | |
| 2002 | Doing Time | | |
| 2002 | Aiki | Saburo Ishikawa | |
| 2002 | 11'9"01 September 11 | | |
| 2003 | Owl | | |
| 2003 | A Snake of June | | |
| 2005 | Strange Circus | Taeko's Editor | |
| 2005 | It's Only Talk | K | |
| 2005 | Spring Snow | Yamada | |
| 2005 | Einstein Girl | | |
| 2006 | Sway | Judge | |
| 2006 | Gamera the Brave | | |
| 2006 | God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand | Koichiro Kubota | |
| 2006 | Akihabara@Deep | | |
| 2007 | Kamen Rider The Next | Scissors Jaguar | |
| 2007 | Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Mailman | |
| 2007 | Like a Dragon | Korean-Japanese barbershop owner | |
| 2008 | Climber's High | | |
| 2009 | April Bride | Okuno | |
| 2009 | Long Haired Monster Gehara | | Daikaiju eiga |
| 2010 | Tetsuo: The Bullet Man | | Cameo appearance |
| 2011 | Gantz | Yoshikazu Suzuki | |
| 2011 | Household X | | |
| 2013 | Kamen Rider Wizard | Amadum | Guest appearance |
| 2014 | Kabukicho Love Hotel | | |
| 2015 | Piece of Cake | | Director |
| 2017 | P and JK | Yamamoto | |
| 2017 | Cat Collector's House | Asakusa | |
| 2018 | The Blood of Wolves | | |
| 2018 | Life in Overtime | | |
| 2019 | Parallel World Love Story | | |
| 2019 | Violence Voyager | Koike (voice) | |
| 2019 | Blind | | |
| 2020 | Fukushima 50 | | |
| 2020 | Fancy | | |
| 2020 | #HandballStrive | Masao's father | |
| 2020 | Midnight Swan | | |
| 2021 | The Door into Summer | Professor Junnosuke Toi | |
| 2021 | The Supporting Actors: The Movie | Himself | |
| 2022 | You've Got a Friend | | |
| 2022 | Love Life | Makoto | |
| 2024 | Dare to Stop Us 2 | | |
| 2024 | Aimitagai | Yūsaku | |
| 2024 | Doctor-X: The Movie | Yūsuke Shindō | |
| 2025 | Welcome to the Village | | |
| 2025 | Unreachable | | |

### Television

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Mōri Motonari | Ashikaga Yoshitane | Taiga drama |
| 2012–21 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Narrator | 7 seasons |
| 2017–21 | The Supporting Actors | Himself | 3 seasons |
| 2019 | Idaten | Nobuhiko Kakanakuri | Taiga drama |
| 2023 | Sanctuary | Tokitsu | |
| 2024 | House of Ninjas | Jin Hamashima | |