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.
Filmography
Character: Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
Character: Middle-aged Patient
Character: Genpaku Hiraga
Character: Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi
Character: Detective Harada
Character: Taniguchi Tomoo
Character: Yoshikazu Suzuki
Character: Dr. Kawai (segment "Dark Hole")
Character: Man with a Knife
Character: Tadao Kuramochi
Character: Maid cafe owner
Character: Secondhand Bookstore Manager
Character: Delta Works Japan Sales Manager
Character: Shinji Ninomiya
Character: a stuff of Toraoh
Character: Masashi Kubota
Character: President Maruyoshi
Character: Kôshichirô Urushido (as Tomoroo Taguchi)
Character: Yoshikazu Suzuki
Character: Yoshikazu Suzuki
Character: Noodle Shop Waiter
Character: Narration (voice)
Character: Editor-in-Chief
Character: Shuichi Yamamoto
Character: Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Character: Toshihiko Aoyama
Character: Record Store Boss
Character: Tadaaki Matsuda
Character: Yusuke's Father
Character: Yukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Character: Akitoshi Fukuma
Character: Airline Manager
Character: Kazumi's Father
Character: Red Saturn Club Manager
Character: Detective Kono
Character: Female Itsuki's Father
Character: Kazuhiko Fukuhara
Character: Tetsu Sasayama
Character: Kenichi Hashimoto
Character: Man wrestling with restaurant table
Character: Shizuku's Father
Character: Scissors Jaguar
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Mitsuhiko Shima