Senkichi Taniguchi

Senkichi Taniguchi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Senkichi Taniguchi (February 19, 1912 – October 29, 2007) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Born in Tokyo, Japan, he attended Waseda University but left before graduating due to his involvement in a left-wing theater troupe. He joined P.C.L. (a precursor to Toho) in 1933 and began working as an assistant director to Kajirō Yamaguchi alongside his longtime friend, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa. He made his feature film directing debut in 1947 with Snow Trail, which was written by Kurosawa. Snow Trial starred Toshirō Mifune in his film debut and actress Setsuko Wakayama. It helped establish Taniguchi's reputation for action film. Taniguchi and Wakayama married in 1949 (he had earlier been married to the screenwriter Yōko Mizuki), but the couple divorced in 1956. Taniguchi married his second wife, actress Kaoru Yachigusa, in 1957. Yachigusa and Taniguchi remained together for over fifty years until his death in 2007. Taniguchi was the screenwriter for the 1949 film, The Quiet Duel, which Kurosawa directed and which also starred Mifune. His most acclaimed film as a director was Escape at Dawn, a controversial anti-war work from 1950 about a Japanese soldier and a "comfort woman" that got into trouble with Occupation era censors. Taniguchi continued to direct movies throughout the 1950s and 1960s, but the quality of his work declined. His films from the time period include Man Against Man, The Gambling Samurai, Man In The Storm and The Lost World of Sinbad. His 1965 film International Secret Police: Key of Keys has been famously re-dubbed and re-released as What's Up, Tiger Lily? by Woody Allen. He was chosen as the supervising director of the official documentary of Expo '70. Senkichi Taniguchi died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, on October 29, 2007, at the age of 95. Description above from the Wikipedia article Senkichi Taniguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Popularity : 3.598
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1912-02-19
  • Place of Birth : Tokyo, Japan
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Senkichi Taniguchi Movies

  • 1952
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    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    1 1952 HD

    Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed...

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  • 1999
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    Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

    Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

    5.5 1999 HD

    A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.

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  • 1963
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    Samurai Pirate

    Samurai Pirate

    5.5 1963 HD

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  • 1966
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    Adventure in Kigan Castle

    Adventure in Kigan Castle

    5.7 1966 HD

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  • 1947
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    Snow Trail

    Snow Trail

    7.1 1947 HD

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  • 1965
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    Tokyo Olympiad

    Tokyo Olympiad

    7.8 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    Wild Ducks and Green Onions

    Wild Ducks and Green Onions

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1932
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    Sports

    Sports

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1965
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    Key of Keys

    Key of Keys

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1957
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    A Man in the Storm

    A Man in the Storm

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    A Man in the Storm

    A Man in the Storm

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1950
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    Escape at Dawn

    Escape at Dawn

    5.7 1950 HD

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  • 1963
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    Outpost of Hell

    Outpost of Hell

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Killing Bottle

    The Killing Bottle

    7 1967 HD

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  • 1965
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    A Smell of Money

    A Smell of Money

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Gambling Samurai

    The Gambling Samurai

    6.3 1960 HD

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  • 1962
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    Operation Enemy Fort

    Operation Enemy Fort

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1971
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    Japan World Expo

    Japan World Expo

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1966
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    What's Up, Tiger Lily?

    What's Up, Tiger Lily?

    5.3 1966 HD

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  • 1951
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    Beyond Love and Hate

    Beyond Love and Hate

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1952
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    Foghorn

    Foghorn

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1951
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    Beyond Love and Hate

    Beyond Love and Hate

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1952
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    Foghorn

    Foghorn

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1960
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    Man Against Man

    Man Against Man

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Crimson Sky

    The Crimson Sky

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1964
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    Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1949
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    Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    7.5 1949 HD

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  • 1953
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    The End of the Night

    The End of the Night

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Maiden Courtesan

    The Maiden Courtesan

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1942
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    Wings of Victory

    Wings of Victory

    6.3 1942 HD

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  • 1956
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    裸足の青春

    裸足の青春

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Surf

    The Surf

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1961
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    Blood on the Sea

    Blood on the Sea

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1950
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    Escape at Dawn

    Escape at Dawn

    5.7 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Devil's Gold

    Devil's Gold

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Devil's Gold

    Devil's Gold

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    Who Will Judge Me?

    Who Will Judge Me?

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1953
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    My Wonderful Yellow Car

    My Wonderful Yellow Car

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1952
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    Swift Current

    Swift Current

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    My Wonderful Yellow Car

    My Wonderful Yellow Car

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    Red-Light Bases

    Red-Light Bases

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    Red-Light Bases

    Red-Light Bases

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1955
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    No Response from Car 33

    No Response from Car 33

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    No Response from Car 33

    No Response from Car 33

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1936
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    Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 1

    Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 1

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1984
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    Godzilla Fantasia

    Godzilla Fantasia

    9.7 1984 HD

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  • 1938
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    Military Train

    Military Train

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Surf

    The Surf

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1956
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    Rainy Night Duel

    Rainy Night Duel

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Rainy Night Duel

    Rainy Night Duel

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1949
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    Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

    1 1949 HD

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