# Yukihiro Takiguchi

Yukihiro Takiguchi (滝口 幸広, Takiguchi Yukihiro, May 29, 1985 – November 13, 2019) was a Japanese actor, singer, and model affiliated with Stardust Promotion. After modeling in various campaigns, he made his acting debut in the 2004 television series Water Boys 2 and later appeared as Fumizō Sōma from Tadashii Ōji no Tsukurikata, Shōzō Akaike from the Takumi-kun film adaptation series, and Akira Hayase from Kamen Rider Drive.
In addition to television and film projects, Takiguchi has appeared in multiple stage plays. He played Shuichiro Oishi in Musical: The Prince of Tennis (2006). After leaving production, Takiguchi played the roles of Yūzō Kashima in Mankai Stage: A3! and Miroku in InuYasha. In addition to acting, Takiguchi was part of the project boy band PureBoys from 2007 to 2008.

## Career

Takiguchi attended an all-boys high school, and, during his senior year, he was scouted to become a model. Takiguchi accepted the offer, after concluding that the job would be more rewarding than "graduating out of college to become a salaryman." He was signed on to Stardust Promotion in Section 3. In 2004, he debuted as an actor in the television series Water Boys 2.
From 2006 to 2007, Takiguchi played Shuichiro Oishi in Musical: The Prince of Tennis. In June 2007, Takiguchi became a member of the project group PureBoys. In March 2008, he announced he was leaving the group and continued to make appearances on their online show until June 27, 2008.
His final appearance before his death was in the musical Seishun Aoharu Tetsudō, which ended its run on November 4, 2019.

## Personal life

Takiguchi's father is a chef. In December 2008, Takiguchi became a certified chef.

## Death

Takiguchi died from heart failure on November 13, 2019, at the age of 34. Prior to his death, Takiguchi had been preparing to appear in the stage plays Meijiza no Hen: Kirin ni No-ru in December 2019 and Mankai Stage: A3! August 2020 in January 2020. Takiguchi's funeral was held privately with close relatives.

## Discography
### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN | Sales | Album |
| "Shinpi no Rasen" (神秘の螺旋) | 2008 | — | — | Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time 4: Amesora no Sho |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

## Filmography
### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2004 | Water Boys 2 | Toba | Episode 12 |
| 2005 | Chakushin Ari | Honda Tetsuya | Episode 01 |
| 2005 | Mahou Sentai Magiranger | Takayaki-san | Episode 39 |
| 2006 | Unfair | Seta Tooru | Episode 01 |
| 2007 | Koisuru Nichiyoubi | | |
| 2007 | Asakusa Fukumaru Ryokan | | Episode 07 |
| 2007 | Omo☆San | | April 25/29 and May 2/6 |
| 2008 | Tadashii Ōji no Tsukurikata | Fumizō Sōma | Lead |
| 2008 | Bomb-bee Men (Binbou Danshi) | Abe | |
| 2008 | Tokyo Ghost Trip | Ryū Inui | |
| 2008 | Gokusen 3 | | Episode 08 |
| 2008–2009 | Pochitama | regular | |
| 2009 | Atashi-tachi no Momoiro Nikki—Cappucino ~Otouto no Tomodachi~ | Jun | Episode 05, March 30 |
| 2009 | Koishite Akuma | Vampire (episode 1) | |
| 2009 | Buzzer Beat | | Episode 07 |
| 2010 | Arienai | | Episode 07(?) |
| 2011 | Sengoku Danshi | Date masamune, Main Role | Episode 26 |
| 2012 | Haisukuru Kagekidan Otokogumi | Kiryu Akira | |
| 2013 | Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun | Riki, Main Role | Episode 17 |
| 2014 | Kamen Rider Drive | Akira Hayase | |
| 2015 | Taikomochi no Tatsujin | Teruhiko Jinguji | Episode 12 |
| 2015 | Platinum Age | | |
| 2017 | The World Yamizukan | Unspecified role | Voice in anime |
| 2017 | Silver Soul / Gintama | | |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Kurotokage | | |
| 2006 | Shokyū Kyōshitsu | | Lead role |
| 2006–2007 | Musical: The Prince of Tennis | Shuichiro Oishi | |
| 2007 | PureBOYS 7Cheers! ~ Tobe! Jibun to iu Daichi Kara | Kōta Tsukiura | |
| 2008 | Oishii Timing | | |
| 2008 | Typhoon No. 14 Monshiro | Shōta | |
| 2009 | Boukensha-tachi | Shichirō | |
| 2009 | *pnish* produce vol.5 Reverse Historica | | |
| 2009 | Koroshiya Syuu ~Shoot Me~ | | |
| 2010 | Byakkotai The Idol | | |
| 2010 | Boukensha-tachi (saien) | Shichirō | |
| 2011 | *pnish* produce Panic Cafe | | |
| 2011 | Kōrin Fight | Sanada Yukimura | |
| 2011 | Peacemaker Kurogane | Tatsunosuke Ichimura | |
| 2011 | Letter | | |
| 2017 | InuYasha | Miroku | |
| 2018 | Mankai Stage: A3! Spring & Summer 2018 | Yūzō Kashima | |
| 2018 | Mankai Stage: A3! Autumn & Winter 2019 | Yūzō Kashima | |
| 2019 | Seishun Aoharu Tetsudō | Seibu Chichibu Line | |

### Movies

| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2007 | Water | Ryouun | BL, shown only in cinemas |
| 2007 | Yoshimoto Director's 100: Akatsuki ni Shi, Dakishimete | Lead role | |
| 2007 | Takumi-kun Series: Soshite Harukaze ni Sasayaite | Shōzō Akaike | |
| 2009 | Ani to Boku no Fuufugenka | | |
| 2009 | Takumi-kun Series: Niji-iro no Glass | Shōzō Akaike | |
| 2009 | Ikemen Bank The Movie | | |
| 2010 | Takumi-kun Series: Bibō no Detail | Shōzō Akaike | |
| 2010 | Tsuki to Uso to Satsujin | Okudera Kousuke | |
| 2011 | Takumi-kun Series: Pure | Shōzō Akaike | BL |
| 2011 | Gangsta | | Film by Fuyuki Shindo |
| 2011 | Takumi-kun Series: Ano, Hareta Aozora | Shōzō Akaike | BL |
| 2014 | Kamen Rider Drive Episode 0: Countdown To Global Freeze | Akira Hayase | |
| 2015 | Seven Days: Friday – Sunday | | |
| 2015 | Seven Days: Monday – Thursday | | |
| 2019 | A.I. Tantei | | Released posthumously |

### Radio/Webcast

| Year | Title | Date | Other notes |
| 2007 | Pure☆Radio | August 4 | With the PureBOYS |
| 2007 | Yahoo! Live Talk「Natsu no Owari no IKEMEN NIGHT」 | September 3 | With Takagi Shinpei, Ono Kento, Yuuki Jutta |
| 2007 | ENTERMAX | October 11 | TOKYO-FM |
| 2007–2008 | Harajuku Amesuta☆Gakuen | every Friday, 7pm Japan Time | With the PureBOYS |
| 2008 | Excella presents Omotesandou Cafe 「T-TIME」 | January 8 | Odoroku TV |
| 2008 | Energy Premium Pure☆Factory | January 7 and 14 | Energy 701; With Katou Keisuke |
| 2011 | Heat-up Eve | every other Tuesday | NicoVideo; With Hamao Kyousuke and Furukawa Yuuta |

### PVs

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 2005 | Garden | FLOW |
| 2009 | eternal~towanin | JEMSTONE |
| 2009 | Loving You... | Miyawaki Shion |