Masaaki Taniguchi

Taniguchi Masaaki

  • Name: Taniguchi Masaaki
  • Native name: 谷口正晃
  • Also Known as: たにぐちまさあき
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: July 6, 1966
  • Age: 59
He was born in Kyoto. After graduating from Nihon University College of Art Cinema department, Taniguchi worked as an assistant director for numerous works. He has been directing tv drama titles and then debuted as a movie director in 2010 with the movie “Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”.

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Director
Year Title Type Rating
2025 Lilac no Hanasaku Kemonomichi
Drama
7.8
2022 Shotai
Drama
7.7
2021 Musicophilia
Movie
9.0
2021 Kamisama no Karute
Drama
7.5
2020 Yoru ga Dorehodo Kurakutemo
Drama
7.4
2019 Nodoka no Niwa
Drama
6.8
2017 Mothers 2017: The Pregnant Homeless Women
Drama
2.0
2016 Aquarium Girl
Drama
7.4
2012 Bungo: Stories of Desire
Movie
7.0
2012 Signal
Movie
7.2
2011 Snow Flake
Movie
6.9
2011 Scattered Reflection
Movie
7.7
2010 Time Traveller
Movie
7.6
2007 Weekly Akakawa Jiro
Drama
6.8
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
2014 Father's Heart
Movie
0.0
Assistant Director
Year Title Type Rating
2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie
8.0
2007 Tokyo Rhapsody
Movie
8.0
2006 Three Year Delivery
Movie
8.0
2005 Desire
Movie
7.1
2004 OLDK
Movie
4.0
2004 Heaven's Bookstore
Movie
7.1
2003 Jump
Movie
6.5
2003 Night of the Shooting Stars
Movie
7.2
2002 Itai Futari
Movie
7.0
2002 Gomen
Movie
7.2
Director
Year Title Type Rating
2017 Ai wo Kou Hito
Special
7.5
2016 Mothers
Special
7.1
2014 Hitojichi no Roudokukai
Special
7.5
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  • First Name: Masaaki
  • Family Name: Taniguchi
  • Native name: 谷口正晃
  • Also Known as: たにぐちまさあき
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: July 6, 1966
  • Age: 59

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