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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 Haired Monster|Geharha: The Dark and<br>Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009) | |notable =''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster|Geharha: The Dark and<br>Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009) | ||
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1160484/ | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1160484/ | ||
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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 | }} | ||
'''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 vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) | ||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) | *''[[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) | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos (series)|Ultraman Cosmos]]'' (TV 2001-2002) | ||
=== | ===Special effects art assistant=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) | *''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) | ||
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) | *''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) | ||
===Director=== | ===Director=== | ||
*''[[G]]'' (2008) [short] | *''[[G]]'' (2008) [short] | ||
*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009) [short] | *''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009) [short] | ||
*''[[MM9]]'' (TV 2010) [episode 5, 9] | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|Ultra Zone]]'' (TV 2011) [episodes 1-8] | *''[[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:Neo Ultra Q|Neo Ultra Q]]'' (TV 2013) [episodes 2, 6, 9] | ||
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*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Z (series)|Ultraman Z]]'' (TV 2020) [episodes 1-3, 13-15, 25] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Z (series)|Ultraman Z]]'' (TV 2020) [episodes 1-3, 13-15, 25] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Sevenger Fight|Sevenger Fight]]'' (TV 2021) [miniseries] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Sevenger Fight|Sevenger Fight]]'' (TV 2021) [miniseries] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga|Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga]]'' (TV 2021-2022) [ | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga|Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga]]'' (TV 2021-2022) [episodes 7-8, 18-19] | ||
*''[[Giant Monster Bugon]]'' (2022) | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Decker (series)|Ultraman Decker]]'' (TV 2022-2023) [episodes 20-21] | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Blazar (series)|Ultraman Blazar]]'' (TV 2023-2024) [episodes 1-3, 14-15, 24-25] | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown|Ultraman Blazar the Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown]]'' (2024) | |||
===Director of special effects=== | ===Director of special effects=== | ||
*''MM9'' (TV 2010) [episodes 1-3] | *''[[MM9]]'' (TV 2010) [episodes 1-3] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|Ultra Zone]]'' (TV 2011) [unknown number of episodes] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|Ultra Zone]]'' (TV 2011) [unknown number of episodes] | ||
*''[[Jellyfish Eyes]]'' (2013) | *''[[Jellyfish Eyes]]'' (2013) | ||
*''Love & Peace'' (2015) | *''[[Love & Peace]]'' (2015) | ||
*"Life of Planet" (2017) [music video] | *"Life of Planet" (2017) [music video] | ||
===Screenwriter=== | ===Screenwriter=== | ||
*''MM9'' (TV 2010) [episodes 5 | *''[[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] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|Ultra Zone]]'' (TV 2011) [episodes 8-11, 19-22; with Takeshi Nakazawa] | ||
*''[[Giant Monster Bugon]]'' (2022) | |||
===Actor=== | |||
*''[[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=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) - Digital effects [with numerous] | *''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) - Digital effects [with numerous] | ||
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*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009) - Compositing [with Mariko Sugawara, Isao Morohoshi] | *''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009) - Compositing [with Mariko Sugawara, Isao Morohoshi] | ||
*''[[Death Kappa (film)|Death Kappa]]'' (2010) - Produced in association | *''[[Death Kappa (film)|Death Kappa]]'' (2010) - Produced in association | ||
*''[[Giant | *''[[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: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 | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) - Character design | ||
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*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (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: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 | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.DYNAZENON|SSSS.DYNAZENON]]'' (TV 2021) - Monster design | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
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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]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*[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)] | ||
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Kiyotaka Taguchi (田口 清隆 is a Taguchi Kiyotaka)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
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Assistant director
- Ultraman Cosmos (TV 2001-2002)
Special effects art assistant
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
Director
- G (2008) [short]
- Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster (2009) [short]
- MM9 (TV 2010) [episode 5, 9]
- Ultra Zone (TV 2011) [episodes 1-8]
- Neo Ultra Q (TV 2013) [episodes 2, 6, 9]
- Operation: Mystery - Mystery File (TV 2013) [episode 1]
- Ultraman Ginga S (TV 2014) [episodes 6-8, 11-12]
- Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon (2015) [segment: "Zone"]
- Ultraman X (TV 2015) [episodes 1, 15-16, 21-22]
- Ultraman X The Movie (2016)
- Ultraman Orb (TV 2016) [episodes 1-3, 11-12, 24-25]
- Ultraman Orb The Movie (2017)
- Ultraman Geed (TV 2017) [episodes 11-12]
- Tetsudon: Kaiju Dream Match (2017) [segment: "Female Weapon 701"]
- Ultraman Zero VR (2017) [short]
- Ultra Fight VR (2017) [short]
- Return of Izenborg (2018)
- Ultraman R/B (TV 2018) [episodes 4-5]
- Ultraman Taiga (TV 2019) [episodes 4-6]
- Ultraman Z (TV 2020) [episodes 1-3, 13-15, 25]
- Sevenger Fight (TV 2021) [miniseries]
- Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (TV 2021-2022) [episodes 7-8, 18-19]
- Giant Monster Bugon (2022)
- Ultraman Decker (TV 2022-2023) [episodes 20-21]
- Ultraman Blazar (TV 2023-2024) [episodes 1-3, 14-15, 24-25]
- Ultraman Blazar the Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown (2024)
Director of special effects
- MM9 (TV 2010) [episodes 1-3]
- Ultra Zone (TV 2011) [unknown number of episodes]
- Jellyfish Eyes (2013)
- Love & Peace (2015)
- "Life of Planet" (2017) [music video]
Screenwriter
- MM9 (TV 2010) [episodes 5, 9; episode 5 with Shinji Higuchi, Kazunori Ito]
- Ultra Zone (TV 2011) [episodes 8-11, 19-22; with Takeshi Nakazawa]
- Giant Monster Bugon (2022)
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
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) - Digital effects [with numerous]
- Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) - Digital effects [with numerous]
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004) - Digital compositing [with numerous]
- 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 (2010) - Produced in association
- A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo (2012) - Art assistant
- Neo Ultra Q (TV 2013) - Editor / visual effects / character design
- 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
- Ultraman Orb The Movie (2017) - Storyboards
- Sevenger Fight (TV 2021) - Editor / visual effects
- SSSS.DYNAZENON (TV 2021) - Monster design
Gallery
Kiyotaka Taguchi and artist Matt Frank at G-Fest XXIV
Taguchi with Jordan Vogt-Roberts and Shinji Higuchi
Videos
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External links
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Comments
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