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Masaaki Taniguchi

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Masaaki Taniguchi was born on 6 July 1966 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. He is a director and assistant director, known for Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2010), Chichi no kokoro (2014) and Bungo 1 (2020).
BornJuly 6, 1966
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2010)
    Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2010
    Chichi no kokoro (2014)
    Chichi no kokoro
    • Director
    • 2014
    Bungo 1
    8.6
    • Director
    • 2020
    Takahiro Nishijima and Azusa Mine in Signal: Luca on Mondays (2012)
    Signal: Luca on Mondays
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Director

    • Ami Tôma, Riku Hagiwara, and Anna Yamada in Lila no hanasaku kemonomichi (2025)
      Lila no hanasaku kemonomichi
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • directed by
      • 2025
    • Musicophilia
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2021
    • In His Chart (2021)
      In His Chart
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Yoru ga dorehodo kurakutemo (2020)
      Yoru ga dorehodo kurakutemo
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Bungo 1
      8.6
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Desperate for Love
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Suizokukan Girl (2016)
      Suizokukan Girl
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Chichi no kokoro (2014)
      Chichi no kokoro
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Hitojichi no rôdokukai (2014)
      Hitojichi no rôdokukai
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô (2012)
      Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Takahiro Nishijima and Azusa Mine in Signal: Luca on Mondays (2012)
      Signal: Luca on Mondays
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Scattered Reflection (2011)
      Scattered Reflection
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Snowflake (2011)
      Snowflake
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2010)
      Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Shûkan Akagawa Jirô
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Night of the Shooting Stars (2003)
      Night of the Shooting Stars
      6.6
      • assistant director
      • 2003
    • Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble (1996)
      Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1996
    • Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku (1996)
      Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1996
    • Katte ni shiyagare!! Dasshutsu keikaku (1995)
      Katte ni shiyagare!! Dasshutsu keikaku
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1995
    • Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Heist (1995)
      Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Heist
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1995

    Writer

    • Chichi no kokoro (2014)
      Chichi no kokoro
      • screenplay
      • 2014

    Personal details

    • Born
      • July 6, 1966
      • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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