Kei Taguchi Explained

Kei Taguchi
Birth Date:	10 January 1933
Birth Place:	Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1955–present

is a Japanese actor.^[1] He is most famous for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest.^[2] He is also known as voice actor. Taguchi graduated from University of Tokyo.His career as a screen actor started in 1955.^{[2] [3]} His first film appearance was in the 1955 film Aisureba Koso directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.

His son Kazuki Iwata is also actor.^[4]

Filmography

Films

• An Actress (1956)
• Lucky Dragon No. 5 (film) (1959)
• Akitsu Springs (1962)
• King Kong Escapes (1967)
• Soshiki Bōryoku Kyodaijingi (1969)
• Tokyo Blackout (1987)

Television drama

• Akō Rōshi (1964)
• Hissatsu Shiokinin (1972) episode 18 Guest starring
• The Water Margin (1973),
• Mito Kōmon (1973~2011) 29 appearances as a Guest
• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1973~1984) episode 108,279,357,592 Guest starring
• G-Men '75 (1978–81) episode 137,179,275,315,341 Guest starring
• Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) episode 8 Guest starring
• Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977) episode 11 Guest starring
• Hissatsu Karakurinin Fugakuhiyakkei Koroshitabi (1978)) episode 12 Guest starring
• Abarenbō Shōgun (1978–2000) 32 appearances as a Guest

Voice acting

Anime

• Super Jetter, Jaguar

Dubbing

• Nixon, Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins)^[5]
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1985 Nippon TV edition), René Belloq (Paul Freeman)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kei Taguchi. Viptimes. January 30, 2021.
2. 日本タレント名鑑'82 VIPタイムズ社、1981 P.113
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20100511003222/http://www.ak-hb.jp/h7p/kei-taguchi.html 北斗七星プロジェクトによる公式プロフィール
4. Web site: Kei Taguchi profile. excitenews. January 30, 2021.
5. Web site: ニクソン. May 2, 2019. Star Channel.
6. Web site: 15年ぶりの最新作‼『#インディ・ジョーンズと運命のダイヤル』公開記念！5月、6月「#インディ・ジョーンズ」4作品を放送！第4作は #村井國夫 さんによる金曜ロード･オリジナルの新録音!｜金曜ロードシネマクラブ . 2023-05-15 . 金曜ロードシネマクラブ . ja.