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Senkichi Taniguchi(1912-2007)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Senkichi Taniguchi was born on 19 February 1912 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for A Man in the Storm (1957), Swift Current (1952) and The Sound of Waves (1954). He was married to Kaoru Yachigusa, Setsuko Wakayama and Yōko Mizuki. He died on 29 October 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornFebruary 19, 1912
DiedOctober 29, 2007(95)
BornFebruary 19, 1912
DiedOctober 29, 2007(95)
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Known for

A Man in the Storm (1957)
A Man in the Storm
8.0
  • Director
  • 1957
Swift Current (1952)
Swift Current
8.6
  • Director
  • 1952
Kyōko Aoyama and Akira Kubo in The Sound of Waves (1954)
The Sound of Waves
6.9
  • Director
  • 1954
Ma no ogon (1950)
Ma no ogon
  • Director
  • 1950

Credits

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Director

  • Gojira Fantajî: SF Kôkyô Fantajî (1984)
    Gojira Fantajî: SF Kôkyô Fantajî
    7.9
    • original material
    • 1984
  • Asante sana - Waga itoshi no Tanzania
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Koshiki chohen kiroku eiga Nihon bankokuhaku (1971)
    Koshiki chohen kiroku eiga Nihon bankokuhaku
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Kamo to negi
    • Director
    • 1968
  • The Killing Bottle (1967)
    The Killing Bottle
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Woody Allen and China Lee in What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
    What's Up, Tiger Lily?
    5.8
    • original Japanese version
    • 1966
  • Kiganjô no bôken (1966)
    Kiganjô no bôken
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1966
  • The Smell of Money
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965)
    Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Samurai Pirate (1963)
    Samurai Pirate
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Dokuritsu kikanjûtai imada shagekichû (1963)
    Dokuritsu kikanjûtai imada shagekichû
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Yama-neko sakusen (1962)
    Yama-neko sakusen
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Kurenai no sora
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Blood on the Sea
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Man Against Man (1960)
    Man Against Man
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1960

Writer

  • Asante sana - Waga itoshi no Tanzania
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Jakoman to Tetsu (1964)
    Jakoman to Tetsu
    6.9
    • and earlier screenplay
    • 1964
  • Harukanaru otoko (1957)
    Harukanaru otoko
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Tsuma koso waga inochi
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • A Man in the Storm (1957)
    A Man in the Storm
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Rainy Night Duel
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • No Response from Car 33 (1955)
    No Response from Car 33
    7.9
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Kyōko Aoyama and Akira Kubo in The Sound of Waves (1954)
    The Sound of Waves
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Akasen kichi (1953)
    Akasen kichi
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
    My Wonderful Yellow Car
    8.0
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Swift Current (1952)
    Swift Current
    8.6
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Shirley Yamaguchi, and Bob Booth in Foghorn (1952)
    Foghorn
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Shi no dangai
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Beyond Love and Hate (1951)
    Beyond Love and Hate
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Ma no ogon (1950)
    Ma no ogon
    • Writer
    • 1950

Producer

  • Hokkaidô monogatari
    • associate producer
    • 1968
  • Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
    Tokyo Olympiad
    7.8
    • associate producer
    • 1965
  • Yama-neko sakusen (1962)
    Yama-neko sakusen
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Toshirō Mifune, Keiko Awaji, and Takashi Shimura in Stray Dog (1949)
    Stray Dog
    7.8
    • associate producer
    • 1949
  • Haru no tawamure (1949)
    Haru no tawamure
    8.1
    • associate producer
    • 1949
  • Military Train (1938)
    Military Train
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 19, 1912
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • October 29, 2007
    • Tokyo, Japan(pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Kaoru Yachigusa1957 - October 29, 2007 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was very close friends with fellow directors Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda.

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