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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 the last two entries in the [[w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|Ultra Series]], ''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' and ''[[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 seem 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 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.
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==Kaiju Filmography==
==Selected Filmography==
===Director===
===Director===
*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster]]'' (2009)
*''G'' (2008) [short]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Neo Ultra Q|Neo Ultra Q]]'' (TV 2013) [3 episodes]
*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster]]'' (2009) [short]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga (series)|Ultraman Ginga]]'' (TV 2013) [5 episodes]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Neo Ultra Q|Neo Ultra Q]]'' (TV 2013) [episodes 2, 6, and 9]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) [5 episodes]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga S|Ultraman Ginga S]]'' (TV 2014) [episodes 6-8 and 11-12]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman|Ultraman X The Movie]]'' (2016)
*''Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon'' (2015) [segment: "Zone"]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'' (TV 2016) [7 episodes]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) [episodes 1, 15-16, and 21-22]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb The Movie: Lend Me The Power of Bonds!|Ultraman Orb The Movie]]'' (2017)
*''[[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 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]
*''Tetsudon Kaiju Dream Match'' (2017) [segment: "Female Weapon 701"]
*''Ultraman Zero VR'' (2017) [short]
*''[[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]
===Special Effects===
===Special Effects===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) [assistant special effects director]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) - Assistant special effects director
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact|Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact]]'' (2001)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact|Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact]]'' (2001) - Assistant special effects director
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) [assistant special effects director]
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) - Assistant special effects director
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) [assistant special effects director]
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) - Special effects art assistant, digital effects
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003) [assistant special effects director]
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003) - Digital effects
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) [assistant special effects director]
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Assistant art director, digital composites
*''MM9'' (TV 2010) [3 episodes, as special effects supervisor]
*''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' (2006) - Assistant special effects director
*''Jellyfish Eyes'' (2013) [special effects supervisor]
*''MM9'' (TV 2010) - Special effects supervisor [episodes 1-3]
*''Love & Peace'' (2015) [special effects supervisor]
*''Jellyfish Eyes'' (2013) - Special effects supervisor
*''Love & Peace'' (2015) - Special effects supervisor
*"Mayday: 少年他的奇幻漂流" (2017) - Director of special effects [music video]
*''Return of Izenborg'' (2018) - Director of special effects
===Actor===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb The Movie: Lend Me The Power of Bonds!|Ultraman Orb The Movie]]'' (2017) as Kaiju-Obsessed Pedestrian
==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
Kiyotaka Taguchi, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and Shinji Higuchi.jpg|Taguchi with [[Jordan Vogt-Roberts]] and [[Shinji Higuchi]]
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==Videos==
==Videos==
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{{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 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"}}
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==References==
==External Links==
{{Reflist}}
*[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://twitter.com/taguchikiyotaka?lang=en Twitter account]
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Revision as of 14:04, 27 July 2019

Kiyotaka Taguchi
Kiyotaka Taguchi
Born May 7, 1980
Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
First work Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Notable work Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair 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 two recent seasons in the Ultra Series, Ultraman X and 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.

Selected Filmography

Director

Special Effects

Actor

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 "少年他的奇幻漂流"

External Links

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