is a Japanese people, 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: The Iron Man, Tetsuo'' and ''Tetsuo II: Body Hammer, 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 (manga), Piece of Cake'' in 2015.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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Yahoo! Japan profile
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1957 births
Living people
Japanese film directors
Male actors from Tokyo
Dokkyo University alumni