is a Japanese actor.
Biography
Taguchi was born in
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the KantÅ region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefectur ...
.
His mother was a big fan of
Masaharu Fukuyama
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor from Nagasaki. He debuted in 1990 with the single "Tsuioku no Ame no Naka".
Fukuyama is represented by the agency Amuse, Inc.
Career
While he can also be seen in Japanese television dramas, Fukuy ...
. When Taguchi was four years old, while he was not aware, his mother applied and recruited for
Amuse
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or animal actively maintains the experience, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. It is an emotion with posit ...
's Amuse Kids (a child department) in which the agency belonged to Fukuyama and became affiliated.
His first main role on TV is Kotaro Sakuma/Koguma Sky Blue on ''
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 41st entry of Toei's long-running '' Super Sentai'' metaseries, following '' Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger''. The show premiered on February 12, 2017, joining '' Kamen Rider Ex-Aid'' and later '' Kamen Rider ...
in 2017''.
On March 31, 2020, due to the Taguchi's contract expiration, he left the agency.
Personal life
Because he was closely watching ''
Kamen Rider Den-O
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008. Its ...
'', Taguchi liked
Takeru Satoh and belonged to Amuse.
Director
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
is a Japanese television and film director. He began directing commercials and music promotion videos as an employee of Nihon Television. After spending time abroad, he returned and started his own production company, ''Office Crescendo'', from ...
commented that "when I said 'Do it like this,' I will do as it is, so I thought 'perhaps it is over 30 years old.'"
In
Uchuu Sentai Kyuuranger, he doesn't know that he got the hero role because he ignored the audition requirements, and thought he was just a guest on his first appearance. The staff cast of this work also highly appreciate Taguchi's acting skills and attitude towards work.
Filmography
Films
Television dramas
Internet dramas
Audio dramas
Music videos
Advertisements
Magazines
Discography
"Blue Sky Boy" (2017) was sung by Taguchi under the name of his character Kotaro Sakuma/Koguma Sky Blue.
References
External links
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2004 births
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese male singers
Actors from Saitama Prefecture
Japanese male child actors
Living people