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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/
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|twitter          =https://twitter.com/taguchikiyotaka
'''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 three 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]]'', and ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Z (series)|Ultraman Z]]''. His action scenes often make use of complex long takes seldom seen elsewhere in the [[tokusatsu]] genre.
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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 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==
===2nd assistant director of special effects===
===Assistant director of special effects===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) [with Mitsuru Shimada, Hiroaki Hishiki]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) [with Hiroshi Okamoto, Noritsugu Yoshida]
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001)
===2nd assistant director===
===Assistant director===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos (series)|Ultraman Cosmos]]'' (TV 2001-2002) [with Hideki Oka, Ryoichi Ito, Masayoshi Takesue, Tomomi Suzuki, Terumasa Arakawa]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos (series)|Ultraman Cosmos]]'' (TV 2001-2002)
===Assistant special effects art director===
===Special effects art assistant===
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) [with Isao Takahashi, Masato Inatsuki, Yoshiyuki Kasuga, Hidefumi Onishi, Kohei Sugiyama, Yuri Sugano]
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) [with Isao Takahashi, Yumiko Arakawa, Kohei Sugiyama, Yuki Kajimasa, Akio Fukushima, Yuri Sugano, Norihisa Harashima, Hidefumi Onishi, Shohei Azehara, Tatsuhito Shiraita]
*''[[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 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) [episodes 4-6]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taiga (series)|Ultraman Taiga]]'' (TV 2019) [episodes 4-6]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Z (series)|Ultraman Z]]'' (TV 2020) [episodes 1-3, 13-15]
*''[[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) [mini-series]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Sevenger Fight|Sevenger Fight]]'' (TV 2021) [miniseries]
*''[[Ultraman Trigger]]'' (TV 2021)
*''[[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 5-9; with [[Shinji Higuchi]], [[Kazunori Ito]]]
*''[[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]
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003) - Digital effects [with numerous]
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' (2003) - Digital effects [with numerous]
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Digital compositing [with numerous]
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Digital compositing [with numerous]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman REFLEX (film)|Mirrorman REFLEX]]'' (2006) - Effect animation
*''[[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]
*''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' (2006) - 2D digital [with Mariko Sugawara, Masaki Sasae, Yukiho Kawashima, Kurato Kikuchi]
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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 God Warrior Appears in Tokyo]]'' (2012) - Assistant art director
*''[[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
===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
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<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)]
*[https://twitter.com/taguchikiyotaka?lang=en Twitter account]
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 23 January 2024

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

Staff members
 
Directors
Drama directors
Adam Wingard • Daisuke Sato • Ernest Schoedsack • Eugène Lourié • Gareth Edwards • Hideaki Anno • Hirochika Muraishi • Hiroto Yokokawa • Hiroyuki Seshita • Ishiro Honda • John Guillermin • Jordan Vogt-Roberts • Jun Fukuda • Kazuhiro Nakagawa • Kazuki Omori • Kensho Yamashita • Kimiyoshi Yasuda • Kiyotaka Taguchi‎‎ • Kobun Shizuno • Koji Hashimoto • Kunio Miyoshi • Masaaki Hisamatsu • Masaaki Tezuka • Masaji Nonagase • Merian C. Cooper • Michael Dougherty • Minoru Kawasaki • Motoyoshi Oda • Noriaki Yuasa • Okihiro Yoneda • Peter Jackson • Roland Emmerich • Ryuhei Kitamura • Ryuichi Ichino • Shinji Higuchi • Shinpei Hayashiya • Shizuo Nakajima • Shusuke Kaneko • Takao Okawara • Takashi Miike • Takashi Yamazaki • Takeshi Yagi • Takuya Uenishi • Tomoo Haraguchi • Tokuzo Tanaka • Willis O'Brien • Yoshikazu Ishii • Yoshimitsu Banno • Yusuke Ishida
Effects directors
Assistant directors
 
Artists
Production designers
Illustrators
Propmakers

 
 
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