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Matt Taylor(VIII)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Matt Taylor is an award winning visionary filmmaker from Japan. He was the first-ever "foreign" Producer & Director of a nation-wide TV series (over 300 segments) and has pioneered several high-profile "firsts" for Japanese entertainment. Legendary inventor Dr. Nakamatsu inducted Taylor into the World Genius Society in 2004 and wrote about him in is book, calling him one of the most influential visionaries in Japan. When terrorism threaten to destroy the economy of Bali, Indonesia, President Megawati called up Matt to create, produce and direct the largest (and first global broadcast) LIVE TV concert in the history of the country.

As a researcher and team production leader of the TITANIC Search & Recovery Missions, Taylor's discovery of the "Hosono-Letter" is registered in the U.S. Library of Congress as the single most significant document ever recovered detailing the sinking of the famous ship. His work was featured in TIME Magazine and more than 800 news papers world-wide and is credited as being the biggest reason for the sudden decision for the movie TITANIC to make its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival, rather than in Hollywood.

The official TITANIC EXHIBITION in JAPAN featuring 260 artifacts Taylor helped recover from the sunken ship broke all attendance records of any event since the end of WW2. Taylor was the producer & director of the JULIANA's brand in Japan, responsible for the biggest contribution to Japanese pop-culture in the 90's, including the first ever "inter-active" TV show; Juliana's Tokyo Live and Juliana's Interactive Network. The Juliana's brand breathed life into AVEX, which is one of the worlds largest independent record labels and entertainment behemoths in Japan today. Juliana's Japan is the only foreign brand ever to win the coveted NIKKEI Business Award two years in a two. Among the high-lights, Taylor has produced and/or directed:

Japan's first Pay-Per-View -The Rolling Stones

Michael Jackson

Aerosmith

MC HAMMER

JAMES BROWN

INXS

BLACK EYED PEAS

2 Unlimited

DOWNRANGE -Action/Feature

CASHSHOW

WESTWORLD -Technical Advisor

Japan's first-ever theatrical release documentary feature film, GATE

AND now, LIGHTSTINGER
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    ESL
    • Producer
      A Bridge in Time
      A Bridge in Time
      TV Mini Series
      • Producer
        Tony Duncan in Star Tribes
        Star Tribes
        TV Series
        • Producer
          Nagasaki Jumper
          Short
          • Producer

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            Producer



            • Star Tribes
              • producer
              • Production Unknown
              • TV Series
            • Nagasaki Jumper
              • producer
              • Filming
              • Short
            • MUSASHI -Hikosan Memoirs
              • producer
              • Completed
              • Short
            • Miya-Daiku Rescue
              • series producer
              • Pre-production
              • TV Mini Series
            • Lost Treasures of the Yakuza Wars
              • producer
              • Pre-production
              • TV Mini Series
            • ESL
              • production executive
              • producer
              • Filming
            • As I Lie Awake
              • co-producer
              • Pre-production
            • A Bridge in Time
              • producer
              • Pre-production
              • TV Mini Series



            • Meet Me in Rome (2024)
              Meet Me in Rome
              5.2
              • supervising story producer
              • 2024
            • Ikumi Yoshimatsu in We Said No! No! A Story of Civil Disobedience (2023)
              We Said No! No! A Story of Civil Disobedience
              • producer
              • 2023
            • Yasuyuki Kurihara, Jun Amanto, and Ikumi Yoshimatsu in Be Careful What You Wish For. (2019)
              Lightstinger
              TV Series
              • producer
              • 2020
            • Stephanie Pearson and Rod Hernandez in Downrange (2017)
              Downrange
              5.5
              • line producer (uncredited)
              • 2017
            • Martin Sheen, Nanako Matsushima, and Matt Taylor in Gate: A True Story (2008)
              Gate: A True Story
              8.6
              • producer
              • 2008
            • World Peace Music Award
              Video
              • executive producer
              • producer
              • 2002

            Director



            • Star Tribes
              • Director
              • Production Unknown
              • TV Series
            • Nagasaki Jumper
              • Director
              • Filming
              • Short
            • MUSASHI -Hikosan Memoirs
              • Director
              • Completed
              • Short
            • Miya-Daiku Rescue
              • Director
              • Pre-production
              • TV Mini Series
            • Lost Treasures of the Yakuza Wars
              • Director
              • Pre-production
              • TV Mini Series
            • ESL
              • Director
              • Filming
            • A Bridge in Time
              • directed by
              • Pre-production
              • TV Mini Series



            • Yasuyuki Kurihara, Jun Amanto, and Ikumi Yoshimatsu in Be Careful What You Wish For. (2019)
              Lightstinger
              TV Series
              • Director
              • 2020
            • American Predator
              TV Movie
              • Director
              • 2018
            • Martin Sheen, Nanako Matsushima, and Matt Taylor in Gate: A True Story (2008)
              Gate: A True Story
              8.6
              • Director
              • 2008
            • World Peace Music Award
              Video
              • Director
              • 2002
            • The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98 (1997)
              The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98
              7.9
              TV Special
              • segment director
              • 1997

            Writer



            • Star Tribes
              • Writer
              • Production Unknown
              • TV Series
            • Nagasaki Jumper
              • Writer
              • Filming
              • Short
            • MUSASHI -Hikosan Memoirs
              • Writer
              • Completed
              • Short
            • Miya-Daiku Rescue
              • Writer
              • Pre-production
              • TV Mini Series
            • Lost Treasures of the Yakuza Wars
              • Writer
              • Pre-production
              • TV Mini Series
            • ESL
              • story by
              • Writer
              • Filming
            • A Bridge in Time
              • written by
              • created by
              • Pre-production
              • TV Mini Series



            • Yasuyuki Kurihara, Jun Amanto, and Ikumi Yoshimatsu in Be Careful What You Wish For. (2019)
              Lightstinger
              TV Series
              • Writer
              • 2020

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              • 6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)

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