Birthday:
05-07-1980
(44 years)
Birthplace:
Not available
Biography
Kiyotaka Taguchi 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.
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Ghost Tower: A Complete Urban Legend from Hell
event2011
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A mockumentary horror depicting the tragedy of director Kiyotaka Taguchi and Miki Hatano approaching the ruined tower, which is said to be the birthplace of many urban legends such as Yamanishi, Kotoribako, and Kokke-san flying on the Internet.
Vengeful Spirit House: Fear of Entering the Curse of Hell
event2011
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In the tower that points out that it is the origin of all urban legends, it follows the horror directors Miki Hatano, Ayako Koito, and Kiyotaka Taguchi. A bizarre old woman with inspiration gathers everyone to the Koito family and thinks about countermeasures... In the Koito family, which has become a locked room, can old women find a mystery of the cause in the rampage appearance of vengeful ghosts.
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
Director
event2009 star_border 7.3
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A fishing boat is attacked at sea by a gigantic, hairy monster. After examining the sole survivor (Kanji Tsuda), scientific adviser Dr Murakami (Shiro Sano) suspects the culprit is a “Keukegen spectre”, a shaggy supernatural beast from Japanese folklore. The announcement leads reporter Hideo Akihara (Ken Osawa) to a forest shrine dedicated to the Keukegen Geharha, where he finds several worshipers and learns that an ancient seal containing the monster has been broken.
[ZONE]
Writer
event2014
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A giant monster attacks a nuclear power planet before entering its next form.
Female Weapon 701
Director
event2017
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A giant monster Tetsudon is attacking a peaceful town. To protect civilians, the Self-Defense Force is deploying an ultimate weapon - a giant female-shaped combat robot 701. Sayuri, who is piloting a robot, deals with the monster, but in the ruins of an accidentally destroyed love hotel she notices her boyfriend, who is cheating on her with another woman.
12 Crazy Actors
Director
event2021
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12 men and women who participated in the actor workshop will face "why they act". A unique ensemble drama that combines the absurd sci-fi horror of the subject film with the documentary part.
Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown
Director
event2024 star_border 6.5
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A wave of kaiju emerges from an industrial zone, prompting Capitan Gento and the SKaRD to engage in the relentless battle. Yet despite their efforts, the endless kaiju attack continues. Suspecting a link to Necromass Co., an advanced chemical company that researches kaiju carcasses and owns factories in the industrial zone, SKaRD rushes to the company’s CEO and renowned chemist, Dr. Mabuse. At Necromass Co.’s research facility, Dr. Mabuse explains the development of the damudoxin, a substance on the brink of achieving immortality. Meanwhile, Alien Damuno, who claims themselves as the “ruler of the universe” appears! Chaos ensues when damudoxin leaks from the destroyed tanks, consuming samples of kaiju carcasses and giving rise to the giant Gongilgan, the Demonic Carcass. Set in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, Ultraman Blazar and SKaRD clash in a showdown against the giant kaiju!
Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon
Director
event2014
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Action - 'Testudon', one of the most famous foolish film festivals, made a foolish anthology film about 'Japan' with 26 directors. Naturally, the directors are also foolish enough, so that you might wonder if it is really about Japan or get headache at the screening.At least, some of the 26 various works will please you. It is inevitable that the theater room will be full of laughter, hand claps, roars or booings like 'Pay back the money!'. But we won't reimburse you! - Keisaku Kimura, Ryûki Kitaoka, Britani Sugawara
Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 5
Director
event2015
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A "grudge ward" filmed by a patient about to be discharged from a hospital that is rumored to be haunted by spirits; college students wearing small cameras and playing tag. The horrifying tragedy captured by multiple cameras... A newlywed couple acquire a second-hand house.
Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 3
Director
event2013
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When the contributor noticed a Japanese-style incident in his dead grandmother's room and turned the camera, there was a strange change... " The doll's room." A daughter who dreams of a long-haired woman being beaten to death by a big black man, when her father snuggled up and recorded it in the video, the spirit ... " A nightmare girl." Young people who find an abandoned house with a cursed mirror and are attacked by a curse of spirits...
Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman
Director
event2016 star_border 6.6
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When realty TV host Carlos Kurozaki breaks into a mysterious underground pyramid for a television event, he removes a special gem. . . and unwittingly releases a diabolical monster called Zaigorg! The evil creature wants Kurozaki's gem, so it spawns an army of giant kaijus to get it! It's up to the famous superheroes Ultraman X, Ultraman Tiga, and the one and only original Ultraman to stop the worldwide monster war!
Ultraman Orb the Movie: Let Me Borrow The Power of Bonds!
Director
event2017 star_border 6.6
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Ultraman Orb teams up with Ultraman X to battle the evil witch, Mulnau, who seeks to add Earth to her jewelry collection, with the help of Orb's long-time rival, Jugglas Juggler!
Daikaiju Eiga G
Director
event2007 star_border 7
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Student film and first feature by director Kiyotaka Taguchi. A giant monster invades Japan sending everyone into a panic. The military efforts are useless until a giant robot appears to save humanity. Blends tokusatsu practical FX with CG for an impressive debut.
Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 4
Director
event2014
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A brother leaves, a sister moves into the empty room, and the only thing staring at her is the spirit or the family... A young man breaks into an abandoned house and wonders why the ghosts that attack him don't have heads... The "Yamanishi Forest" and many other banned horror videos leaked...
Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga: Dare Ma Ochi Shi
Director
event2012
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Hidden video footage of a production office of an adult film being traded online matches rumors about a missing person... Dharma Drop," a video posted by a university circle that tested and recorded gestalt collapses, shows... Includes "Gestalt Collapse" and other shivering videos.
Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 2
Director
event2012
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The grandchildren and their siblings take pictures of their grandmother's old house with a curious look. Don't touch it, which lies in the back of the house. The strange object "fornicating serpentine" that runs after the video of a mountain circle playfully playing with a shrine. A woman stares at a video of young men in swimsuits enjoying leisure at the water's edge, "Obon Sea," and six others. A number of dramatic and frightening videos are included.
Daikaiju Bugon
Director
event2022
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A mysterious phenomenon occurs in a hot spring in Beppu. It foreshadows the appearance of the legendary giant monster Bugon, a guardian deity who has been watching over Oita since ancient times. The locals band together to stop the rampaging Bugon, who releases hot spring water from his mouth, but...
Love & Peace
Special Effects Supervisor
event2015 star_border 6.9
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A man, who once dreamed of becoming a punk rocker, is working as a low salaryman at a musical instrument parts company. He's secretly in love with his colleague. One day, he finds a little turtle on the rooftop, naming it Pikadon.
Ultraman Zero VR
Director
event2017
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Ultraman Zero fights Eleking in this short film made for the VR theaters.
Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match
Director
event2017 star_border 5
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A compilation of 28 short films about kaijus.
Ultraman X
Director (24 ep.)
event2015 star_border 8.3
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A solar flare has awakened Spark Dolls from the depths of the earth and the ocean! Fifteen years later, Daichi Ozora transforms into Ultraman X to battle threats from both aliens and monsters. He is also a member of Xio, a team created to battle the monstrous threats.
It Was Fun Last Night
Director (6 ep.)
event2019 star_border 8
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The story centers around Powder, who has been enjoying the world of Dragon Quest X and spends every day playing with party members online. One day, Powder unexpectedly has to share a room in real life with a teammate named Gorō. They discover that their real-life personas are not quite the same as their game personas.
Ultraman Z
Director (7 ep.)
event2020 star_border 8.8
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The newest Ultra Hero is Ultraman Zett, the disciple of Ultraman Zero, who is now celebrating his tenth anniversary! An admirer of Zero, Zett worked hard to become a member of the “Inter Galactic Defense Force.” With a passion inherited from his teacher Zero, Zett is an Ultraman who always looks forward and forges ahead.
Mashin Sentai Kiramager
Director (2 ep.)
event2020 star_border 8.2
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After the kingdom of Crystalia is plunged into a deep darkness by Yodonheim, the army of darkness. Princess Mabushina, comes to Earth with the Kiramai Stones to find individuals with strong "shining spirits" to become the Kiramagers and fight against the Yodonheim Army.
Sevenger Fight
Series Director (10 ep.)
event2021
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The robot Sevenger, from STORAGE in Ultraman Z, fights a variety of kaiju monsters in several different environments.
Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga
Director (4 ep.)
event2021 star_border 7.2
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Young Kengo Manaka lives on Mars. As he lives out his peaceful, day-to-day life, the monster Golba suddenly appears, throwing the town into chaos! Meanwhile, Kengo has a fateful meeting with a giant stone statue sleeping deep beneath the ground on Mars. When Kengo becomes one with an Ultra-Ancient light, his destiny is forcefully thrown into motion!
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Special Effects Supervisor (10 ep.)
event2022 star_border 8.2
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The year is 2022. It is an era of chaos, half a century after the government announced the coexistence of humans and kaijins. Aoi Izumi, a young human rights activist calling for the elimination of discrimination, meets a man named Kotaro Minami, the one called "Black Sun," who is a candidate for the next Creation King.
Neo Ultra Q
Director (3 ep.)
event2013 star_border 9.2
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Ultra Q has returned, and continues investigations of monstrous appearances and strange ecological phenomenons.
Ultraman Ginga S
Director (5 ep.)
event2014 star_border 8.3
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In this new series, two years after Ginga's battle with Dark Lugiel ended, Hikaru and Tomoya joined the UPG (Ultra Party Guardians) after countless monster sightings appeared. Also, an Alien Chibu named Exceller plans to steal the Victorium Stone which believed to contained mysterious powers that located deep underground the Victorian civilization. Due to this, Shou, a Victorian Prince was sent by his mother to retrieve it with the help of Victory Lancer which enable him to become the ancient Ultra, Ultraman Victory.
The Next Generation: Patlabor
Director (3 ep.)
event2014 star_border 6.3
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In a world where giant robots are built and used for labor, a special police force of robots is created to handle crimes relating to these machines.
SSSS.DYNAZENON
Creature Design (1 ep.)
event2021 star_border 7.5
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Sequel to the 2018 animated series SSSS.Gridman and the third installment of the Gridman multimedia franchise.
When Yomogi Asanaka, a first-year student at Fujiyokidai High School, meets Gauma, he claims to be a "kaiju user." But the appearance of a kaiju followed by the entry of the gigantic robot, Dynazenon, backs up his mysterious words. After ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time; they get dragged into the desperate fight against the kaiju!
Ultraman Decker
Director (2 ep.)
event2022 star_border 7.5
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Seven years have passed since Ultraman Trigger protected the world from various threats. In the present, Kanata Asumi, who is a positive young man, peacefully lives together with his grandpa. One day, while delivering ordered food, he witnessed a catastrophe: Spheres from the outer space attack Earth and Mars. Motivated by saving the precious lives of the people, he merges with Ultraman Decker and joins GUTS-Select, in order to protect what's important.
Monster Magnitude: 9
Director (2 ep.)
event2010
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Monster attacks are a common occurrence in Japan. A special division of the Japan Meteorological Agency has been established to predict such attacks, as well as support the Japan Self-Defense Forces and minimize the damage from the attacks.
Ultraman Orb
Director (7 ep.)
event2016 star_border 8.1
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A young man becomes the giant hero Ultraman Orb, a warrior of light, to battle monsters and aliens threatening Earth using the powers of his many predecessor guardians.
Ultraman Blazar
Series Director (25 ep.)
event2023 star_border 8.7
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Ultraman Blazar is a hero with a great sense of justice hailing from “M421,” an extragalactic astronomical object far from Earth. The main protagonist, Gento Hiruma, is the captain of the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment (SKaRD), established by the Global Guardian Force (GGF) in a world where kaiju disasters are a common practice. When their strong desire for the power to save human lives resonates, the two unite.
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
Director (1 ep.)
event2013 star_border 6
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Second modern remake of the Kaiki Daisakusen tv show.
Kamen Rider
Director (4 ep.)
event1971 star_border 6.4
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Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.
Ultraman R/B
Director (2 ep.)
event2018 star_border 8.4
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The two main characters, Katsumi and Isami Minato, are brothers who live with their younger sister and father who runs a specialty store. One day, they found the R/B Gyro and R/B Crystals, which transforms Katsumi into Ultraman Rosso and Isami into Ultraman Blu.
Ultraman Taiga
Director (3 ep.)
event2019 star_border 7.2
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Aliens have been emigrating to Earth secretly, but only a handful knows about this truth. Living in such a society, the main character Hiroyuki Kudo begins working at a private security organization E.G.I.S. (Enterprise of Guard and Investigation Services). The organization takes care of cases related with aliens, and Hiroyuki works day and night to protect peace. However, there lies a huge secret in him, which he himself is not aware of. He carries Ultraman Taiga’s “particle of light”. The new story begins as Taiga’s powers revive from Hiroyuki’s body!
Kamen Rider Gotchard
Director (4 ep.)
event2023 star_border 10
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A mysterious alchemist studies and experiments to create "living creatures" called Chemies. Unfortunately, the cards holding them that should have been kept secret are accidentally unleashed on the world. High school student Houtarou Ichinose is tasked to retrieve all the Chemies released around the world. Using the Grasshopper Chemy, Hopper-1, and the Steam Locomotive Chemy, Steamliner, he transforms into Kamen Rider Gotchard!
CLEVATESS
Series Director (1 ep.)
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The story begins with Alicia — who has aspired to be a brave hero since she was little — after she has been chosen by the king to be one of 13 heroes for a quest. Wielding legendary swords, the heroes set out to subjugate the lord of magical beasts, Clevatess. However, these very heroes might bring about the realm's deadliest catastrophe that would wipe out all humanity. The world's last remaining hope lies in a baby entrusted to the lord of magical beasts.
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