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'''Kiyotaka Taguchi''' {{Nihongo|田口清隆}} is a [[Japan]]ese film 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 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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==Kaiju 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===
*''[[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 Haired Monster]]'' (2009) [short]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga (series)|Ultraman Ginga]]'' (TV 2013) [5 episodes]
*''[[MM9]]'' (TV 2010) [episode 5, 9]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) [5 episodes]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|Ultra Zone]]'' (TV 2011) [episodes 1-8]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman X the Movie|Ultraman X the Movie]]'' (2016)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Neo Ultra Q|Neo Ultra Q]]'' (TV 2013) [episodes 2, 6, 9]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'' (TV 2016) [7 episodes]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Operation: Mystery#Sequels|Operation: Mystery - Mystery File]]'' (TV 2013) [episode 1]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb the Movie|Ultraman Orb the Movie]]'' (2017)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga S|Ultraman Ginga S]]'' (TV 2014) [episodes 6-8, 11-12]
===Special Effects===
*''Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon'' (2015) [segment: "Zone"]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) [assistant special effects director]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) [episodes 1, 15-16, 21-22]
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) [assistant special effects director]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman|Ultraman X The Movie]]'' (2016)
*''[[MM9]]'' (TV 2010) [3 episodes, as special effects supervisor]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'' (TV 2016) [episodes 1-3, 11-12, 24-25]
*''[[Jellyfish Eyes]]'' (2013) [special effects supervisor]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb The Movie: Lend Me The Power of Bonds!|Ultraman Orb The Movie]]'' (2017)
*''[[Love & Peace]]'' (2015) [special effects supervisor]
*''[[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]
*''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 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, 25]
*''[[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) [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===
*''[[MM9]]'' (TV 2010) [episodes 1-3]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Zone|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]]]
*''[[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===
*''[[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==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
74c4b4fdf31056be09df019a34ab6c8c.jpg|Taguchi on the set of ''Neo Ultra Q''
tumblr_np4s95VBlR1tcvifdo4_1280.jpg|Taguchi on the set of ''Ultraman X''
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]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Videos==
==Videos==
{{videos|
{{videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">WmuNYbpYGGE</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<br>Mayday's "Life of Planet"}}
}}
}}
==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'']
{{Real People}}
*[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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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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