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Kiyotaka Taguchi

Kiyotaka Taguchi

Director
Date of Birth
May 7, 1980
Career
Born in Hokkaido, Muroran City. After his highly esteemed independent film ”Daikaiju Eiga G”, Taguchi made his debut as a commercial film director with the movie ”Gehara: The Dark & Long Hair Monster”. Since then, he has been active as a director for drama series of the Tokusatsu genre, e.g. the Ultraman franchise.

Outstanding works

Category Year Title Notes
TV (Live-Action) 2009 Gehara: The Dark & Long Hair Monster
TV (Live-Action) 2010 MM9
TV (Live-Action) 2012 Ultra Zone
TV (Live-Action) 2013 Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
Movie (Live-Action) 2014 The Next Generation: Patlabor
TV (Live-Action) 2014 Ultraman Ginga S
Movie (Live-Action) 2016 Ultraman X the Movie
TV (Live-Action) 2019 Yuube wa Otanoshimi Deshita ne
TV (Live-Action) 2020 Ultraman Z
TV (Live-Action) 2020 Mashin Sentai Kiramager

Awards List

Year Title of Award Title
- 2009 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Fantaland Award Daikaiju Eiga G
- 2009 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Fantaland Award Gehara: The Dark & Long Hair Monster
- Lumiere Japan Awards 2017 VR section/Semi Grand-Prix Ultraman Zero VR
- 4K/VR Tokushima Movie Festival2018Outstanding performance award Ultraman Zero VR