Portrait of Kiyotaka Taguchi

Directing

Kiyotaka Taguchi

Career

Active from 1971 to 2026, with a break from 1972 to 2006, busiest in 2014 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ultraman Z
Ultraman Z
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kiyotaka Taguchi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.3, average 3.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.9, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly Adventure 4
  • Kaiju Action 3
  • Tokusatsu Hero Series 3
  • Kaiju Destruction Spectacle 3
  • High-Energy Action 2
  • Superhero Team-Up 2
  • Heartwarming Found Family 2
  • High-Energy Monster Battles 2
  • Nostalgic Ultraman Legacy 2
  • Monster Battles 2
  • Japanese Tokusatsu 2
  • Tokusatsu Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 81
Featherlon
Featherlon (2025)

Producer

Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown
Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown (2024)

Director

Ultraman Blazar
Ultraman Blazar (2023)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Man visiting laundromat

Daikaiju Bugon
Daikaiju Bugon (2022)

Director

12 Crazy Actors
12 Crazy Actors (2021)

Director

2010s

20 titles · average score 71
Ultraman Orb: Lend Me the Power of Bonds!
Ultraman Orb: Lend Me the Power of Bonds! (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match
Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match (2017)

Director

Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman
Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Love & Peace
Love & Peace (2015)
GoodWatch score 84

Special Effects Supervisor

Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 5
Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 5 (2015)

Director

Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon
Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon (2014)

Director

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 (2014)

Director

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 (2014)

Director

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 (2014)

Director

Ryujin Mabuyer The Movie: Nanatsu no Mabui
Ryujin Mabuyer The Movie: Nanatsu no Mabui (2012)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 2
Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 2 (2012)

Director

Ghost Tower: A Complete Urban Legend from Hell
Ghost Tower: A Complete Urban Legend from Hell (2011)

Director

2000s

3 titles · average score 69
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009)

Director

Daikaiju Eiga G
Daikaiju Eiga G (2007)

Director, Writer

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

Special Effects, Visual Effects Director