Tomohisa Taguchi
Tomohisa Taguchi | |
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田口智久 | |
Born | |
Alma mater | Osaka Seikei University |
Occupation(s) | Animator, director, storyboard artist, screenwriter |
Years active | 2007–present |
Tomohisa Taguchi (Japanese: 田口智久, Hepburn: Taguchi Tomohisa) is a Japanese animator, director, storyboard artist and screenwriter.
Personal life
Taguchi was born and raised in Sōja. He graduated from Osaka Seikei University Faculty of Arts in 2007 and worked as a production assistant at Anime International Company.[1][2] While attending college, he wanted to make live-action films. Although he is still interested in making one, he feels that animation has its own merits and charms, and there are many things that can only be expressed in animation. For this reason, he would like to focus on creating works that make good use of the expressions that are only possible in animation.[3]
Career
In 2014, under
On July 9, 2017, the 56th volume of
In 2021, Akudama Drive, an original anime series he co-wrote and directed won Top Anime at the 7th Anime Trending Awards.[16] On August 1, 2021, at DigiFes 2021, it was announced that Taguchi will be directing another Digimon film.[17] On December 18, 2021, during Jump Festa 2022, it was announced that Taguchi is directing and writing the anime adaptation of the last twenty volumes of Bleach,[18] under supervision of Tite Kubo.[19] On April 27, 2022, the anime film adaptation for The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, released its first trailer. The trailer reveals that Taguchi will be writing the script for the film along with directing it as previously announced.[20]
Works
Anime series
- Persona 4: The Golden Animation (2014) – Director[21]
- Twin Star Exorcists (2016–2017) – Director[22]
- Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series (2017) – Director[23]
- Akudama Drive (2020) – Director and series composition[24]
- Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War (2022) – Director and series composition[25]
Anime films
- Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014) – Director[26]
- Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth (2016) – Director[27]
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) – Director[13]
- The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022) – Director and screenplay[20]
- Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning (2023) – Director[28]
References
- ^ "映画『デジモンアドベンチャー LAST EVOLUTION 絆』田口智久監督インタビュー | Cinema Art Online [シネマアートオンライン]". Cinema Art Online. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "『デジモンアドベンチャー 』最新作・田口監督が"選ばれしアニメクリエイター"に伝えるメッセージ". クリエイターのための総合情報サイト CREATIVE VILLAGE (in Japanese). 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "映画『デジモンアドベンチャー LAST EVOLUTION 絆』インタビュー|田口智久監督が語る"シリーズを壊す"という挑戦と感謝とは". cinemarche.net (in Japanese). 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "第2章監督:田口智久、第3章監督:元永慶太郎対談インタビュー". p3m.jp. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "第4章はアニメ版『ペルソナ』シリーズの集大成にする意気込みで制作しています". p3m.jp. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ アニメ「双星の陰陽師」ティザーPVとスタッフ情報、ジャンフェスで公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "「双星の陰陽師」最終話場面カット公開!AnimeJapan 2017のイベントレポートも到着". WebNewtype (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "『キノの旅』新作TVアニメが、2017年秋放送決定 | アニメイトタイムズ". 『キノの旅』新作TVアニメが、2017年秋放送決定 | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "『キノの旅』田口智久監督のインタビューを公開! 黒星紅白先生による原作イラストに合わせたキャラクターデザインにこだわり | アニメイトタイムズ". 『キノの旅』田口智久監督のインタビューを公開! 黒星紅白先生による原作イラストに合わせたキャラクターデザインにこだわり | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "トゥーキョーゲームスがゲーム&アニメプロジェクト4本を発表。小高和剛氏、打越鋼太郎氏、小松崎類氏、高田雅史氏らがの新ゲーム会社". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Too Kyo Games, Studio Pierrot Reveal Akudama Drive Original Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "アニメ『アクダマドライブ』小高和剛×田口智久×富永禎彦スタッフ座談会 | アニメイトタイムズ". アニメ『アクダマドライブ』小高和剛×田口智久×富永禎彦スタッフ座談会 | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ a b "Persona 3's Tomohisa Taguchi Directs Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "映画「デジモン ラスエボ」大人になった"選ばれし子どもたち"を描く意味とは 田口智久監督【インタビュー】". Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Producer Yosuke Kinoshita". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Akudama Drive Wins Anime Trending's Anime of the Year Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Digimon Franchise Gets New Fall TV Anime, New Digimon Adventure 02 Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "アニメ『BLEACH 千年血戦篇』2022年10月放送決定。原作最後までのアニメ化予定! ティザーPV&ティザービジュアルも公開 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ 田口智久 [@taguchitomohisa] (December 18, 2021). "アニメ版BLEACH 千年血戦篇でシリーズ構成.監督を務めることになりました久保先生の完全監修のもと、スタッフ一同最高の作品になるよう努めています" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-08 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "'The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye' Anime Film's Teaser Reveals More Staff, September 9 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Persona 4 Golden Gets TV Anime by A-1 Pictures in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Twin Star Exorcists Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "New Kino's Journey TV Anime Unveils Staff, Title, Visual, Fall Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "【フジテレビ】FOD独占配信決定!犯罪者"アクダマ"たちのクライムアクションTVアニメ『アクダマドライブ』". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1|PR TIMES. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ Harding, Daryl. "Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War TV Anime Trailer, Key Visual Released for October 2022 Start [UPDATED]". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "2nd Persona 3 Film's 1st Trailer, Cast, & Staff Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Last Persona 3 Film's Video, Story, Title, Date, Staff, Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Digimon Adventure 02 Film Unveils Visual, Promo Video, October 27 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
External links
- Tomohisa Taguchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia