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|birthday        =May 7, 1980  
|birthday        =May 7, 1980  
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Muroran, Hokkaido|Muroran, Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Muroran, Hokkaido|Muroran, Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]
|occupation      =Director, special effects director
|first            =''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
|first            =''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
|notable          =''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster]]'' (2009)
|notable          =''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster|Geharha: The Dark and<br>Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009)
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'''Kiyotaka Taguchi''' {{Nihongo|田口清隆|Taguchi Kiyotaka}} is a [[Japan]]ese film and television director. He is best known as the head director of two recent seasons in the [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|Ultra Series]], ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' and ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'', as well as their respective films. His action scenes often make use of complex long takes seldom seen elsewhere in the [[tokusatsu]] genre.
'''Kiyotaka Taguchi''' {{Nihongo|田口 清隆|Taguchi Kiyotaka}} is a [[Japan]]ese film and television director. He is best known as the head director of four recent seasons in the ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|Ultra Series]]'': ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'', ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'', ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Z (series)|Ultraman Z]]'', and ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Blazar (series)|Ultraman Blazar]]''. His action scenes often make use of complex long takes seldom seen elsewhere in the [[tokusatsu]] genre.
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===Assistant director of special effects===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001)
===Assistant director===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos (series)|Ultraman Cosmos]]'' (TV 2001-2002)
===Special effects art assistant===
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004)
===Director===
===Director===
*''G'' (2008) [short]
*''[[G]]'' (2008) [short]
*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster]]'' (2009) [short]
*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009) [short]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Neo Ultra Q|Neo Ultra Q]]'' (TV 2013) [episodes 2, 6, and 9]
*''[[MM9]]'' (TV 2010) [episode 5, 9]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga S|Ultraman Ginga S]]'' (TV 2014) [episodes 6-8 and 11-12]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|Ultra Zone]]'' (TV 2011) [episodes 1-8]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Neo Ultra Q|Neo Ultra Q]]'' (TV 2013) [episodes 2, 6, 9]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Operation: Mystery#Sequels|Operation: Mystery - Mystery File]]'' (TV 2013) [episode 1]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga S|Ultraman Ginga S]]'' (TV 2014) [episodes 6-8, 11-12]
*''Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon'' (2015) [segment: "Zone"]
*''Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon'' (2015) [segment: "Zone"]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) [episodes 1, 15-16, and 21-22]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) [episodes 1, 15-16, 21-22]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman|Ultraman X The Movie]]'' (2016)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman|Ultraman X The Movie]]'' (2016)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'' (TV 2016) [episodes 1-3, 11-12, and 24-25]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'' (TV 2016) [episodes 1-3, 11-12, 24-25]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb The Movie: Lend Me The Power of Bonds!|Ultraman Orb The Movie]]'' (2017)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb The Movie: Lend Me The Power of Bonds!|Ultraman Orb The Movie]]'' (2017)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Geed (series)|Ultraman Geed]]'' (TV 2017) [episodes 11-12]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Geed (series)|Ultraman Geed]]'' (TV 2017) [episodes 11-12]
*''Tetsudon Kaiju Dream Match'' (2017) [segment: "Female Weapon 701"]
*''[[Tetsudon: Kaiju Dream Match]]'' (2017) [segment: "Female Weapon 701"]
*''Ultraman Zero VR'' (2017) [short]
*''Ultraman Zero VR'' (2017) [short]
*''Ultra Fight VR'' (2017) [short]
*''Return of Izenborg'' (2018)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman R/B|Ultraman R/B]]'' (TV 2018) [episodes 4-5]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman R/B|Ultraman R/B]]'' (TV 2018) [episodes 4-5]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taiga (series)|Ultraman Taiga]]'' (TV 2019) [episode 4]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taiga (series)|Ultraman Taiga]]'' (TV 2019) [episodes 4-6]
===Special Effects===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Z (series)|Ultraman Z]]'' (TV 2020) [episodes 1-3, 13-15, 25]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) - Assistant special effects director
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Sevenger Fight|Sevenger Fight]]'' (TV 2021) [miniseries]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact|Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact]]'' (2001) - Assistant special effects director
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga|Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga]]'' (TV 2021-2022) [episodes 7-8, 18-19]
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) - Assistant special effects director
*''[[Giant Monster Bugon]]'' (2022)
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) - Special effects art assistant, digital effects
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Decker (series)|Ultraman Decker]]'' (TV 2022-2023) [episodes 20-21]
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003) - Digital effects
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Blazar (series)|Ultraman Blazar]]'' (TV 2023-2024) [episodes 1-3, 14-15, 24-25]
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Assistant art director, digital composites
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown|Ultraman Blazar the Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown]]'' (2024)
*''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' (2006) - Assistant special effects director
 
*''MM9'' (TV 2010) - Special effects supervisor [episodes 1-3]
===Director of special effects===
*''Jellyfish Eyes'' (2013) - Special effects supervisor
*''[[MM9]]'' (TV 2010) [episodes 1-3]
*''Love & Peace'' (2015) - Special effects supervisor
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|Ultra Zone]]'' (TV 2011) [unknown number of episodes]
*"Mayday: 少年他的奇幻漂流" (2017) - Director of special effects [music video]
*''[[Jellyfish Eyes]]'' (2013)
*''Return of Izenborg'' (2018) - Director of special effects
*''[[Love & Peace]]'' (2015)
*"Life of Planet" (2017) [music video]
===Screenwriter===
*''[[MM9]]'' (TV 2010) [episodes 5, 9; episode 5 with [[Shinji Higuchi]], [[Kazunori Ito]]]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|Ultra Zone]]'' (TV 2011) [episodes 8-11, 19-22; with Takeshi Nakazawa]
*''[[Giant Monster Bugon]]'' (2022)
===Actor===
===Actor===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb The Movie: Lend Me The Power of Bonds!|Ultraman Orb The Movie]]'' (2017) as Kaiju-Obsessed Pedestrian
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|Ultra Zone]]'' (TV 2011) as man in crowd [episode 21]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) as voice of telecom [episode 15] / police officer taking photographs [voice; episode 16]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb The Movie: Lend Me The Power of Bonds!|Ultraman Orb the Movie]]'' (2017) as kaiju-obsessed pedestrian
===Miscellaneous===
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) - Digital effects [with numerous]
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' (2003) - Digital effects [with numerous]
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Digital compositing [with numerous]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman REFLEX (film)|Mirrorman REFLEX]]'' (2006) - Effect animation
*''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' (2006) - 2D digital [with Mariko Sugawara, Masaki Sasae, Yukiho Kawashima, Kurato Kikuchi]
*''[[Sinking of Japan]]'' (2006) - Compositing [with Naoyasu Yutaka, Yukiho Kawashima]
*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009) - Compositing [with Mariko Sugawara, Isao Morohoshi]
*''[[Death Kappa (film)|Death Kappa]]'' (2010) - Produced in association
*''[[A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo]]'' (2012) - Art assistant
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Neo Ultra Q|Neo Ultra Q]]'' (TV 2013) - Editor / visual effects / character design
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) - Character design
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' (2015) - 3DCG & compositing
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (2015) - 3DCG & compositing
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb The Movie: Lend Me The Power of Bonds!|Ultraman Orb The Movie]]'' (2017) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Sevenger Fight|Sevenger Fight]]'' (TV 2021) - Editor / visual effects
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.DYNAZENON|SSSS.DYNAZENON]]'' (TV 2021) - Monster design
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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tumblr_np4s95VBlR1tcvifdo4_1280.jpg|Taguchi on the set of ''Ultraman X''
tumblr_np4s95VBlR1tcvifdo4_1280.jpg|Taguchi on the set of ''Ultraman X''
012.png|Taguchi with Ultraman X at the 2015 International Tokyo Toy Show
012.png|Taguchi with Ultraman X at the 2015 International Tokyo Toy Show
File:Matt frank at Gfest 2017.JPG|Kiyotaka Taguchi and artist [[Matt Frank]] at [[G-Fest|G-Fest XXIV]]
Kiyotaka Taguchi, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and Shinji Higuchi.jpg|Taguchi with [[Jordan Vogt-Roberts]] and [[Shinji Higuchi]]
Kiyotaka Taguchi, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and Shinji Higuchi.jpg|Taguchi with [[Jordan Vogt-Roberts]] and [[Shinji Higuchi]]
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{{videos|
{{videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">13MJ6Wxbf1s</youtube>|2012 SciFi Japan TV interview}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">13MJ6Wxbf1s</youtube>|2012 SciFi Japan TV interview}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">ncz-HRAcSI0</youtube>|Taguchi guides three children through the making of their own kaiju film}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">ncz-HRAcSI0</youtube>|Taguchi guides three children through<br>the making of their own kaiju film}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">3LmjBbP-e8U</youtube>|The music video for Mayday's "少年他的奇幻漂流"}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">3LmjBbP-e8U</youtube>|The music video for<br>Mayday's "Life of Planet"}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2008/06/29/g-new-independent-kaiju-film-from-japan/ SciFi Japan article on Taguchi and ''G'']
*[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2008/06/29/g-new-independent-kaiju-film-from-japan/ SciFi Japan article on Taguchi and ''G'']
*[https://maserpatrol.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/kaiju-transmissions-interview-kiyotaka-taguchi/ Interview by Kyle Byrd and Matt Parmley (July 2017)]
*[https://maserpatrol.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/kaiju-transmissions-interview-kiyotaka-taguchi/ Interview by Kyle Byrd and Matt Parmley (July 2017)]
*[https://twitter.com/taguchikiyotaka?lang=en Twitter account]
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Kiyotaka Taguchi
Kiyotaka Taguchi
Born May 7, 1980
Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation Director, special effects director
First work Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Notable work Geharha: The Dark and
Long Haired Monster
(2009)
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Kiyotaka Taguchi (田口 清隆,   Taguchi Kiyotaka) is a Japanese film and television director. He is best known as the head director of four recent seasons in the Ultra Series: Ultraman X, Ultraman Orb, Ultraman Z, and Ultraman Blazar. His action scenes often make use of complex long takes seldom seen elsewhere in the tokusatsu genre.

Selected filmography

Assistant director of special effects

Assistant director

Special effects art assistant

Director

Director of special effects

Screenwriter

Actor

  • Ultra Zone (TV 2011) as man in crowd [episode 21]
  • Ultraman X (TV 2015) as voice of telecom [episode 15] / police officer taking photographs [voice; episode 16]
  • Ultraman Orb the Movie (2017) as kaiju-obsessed pedestrian

Miscellaneous

Gallery

Videos

2012 SciFi Japan TV interview
Taguchi guides three children through
the making of their own kaiju film
The music video for
Mayday's "Life of Planet"

External links

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