Senkichi Taniguchi

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Senkichi Taniguchi (February 19, 1912 – October 29, 2007) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Born in Tokyo, Japan, he attended Waseda University but left before graduating due to his involvement in a left-wing theater troupe. He joined P.C.L. (a precursor to Toho) in 1933 and began working as an assistant director to Kajirō Yamaguchi alongside his longtime friend, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa. He made his feature film directing debut in 1947 with Snow Trail, which was written by Kurosawa. Snow Trial starred Toshirō Mifune in his film debut and actress Setsuko Wakayama. It helped establish Taniguchi's reputation for action film. Taniguchi and Wakayama married in 1949 (he had earlier been married to the screenwriter Yōko Mizuki), but the couple divorced in 1956. Taniguchi married his second wife, actress Kaoru Yachigusa, in 1957. Yachigusa and Taniguchi remained together for over fifty years until his death in 2007. Taniguchi was the screenwriter for the 1949 film, The Quiet Duel, which Kurosawa directed and which also starred Mifune. His most acclaimed film as a director was Escape at Dawn, a controversial anti-w…

Directed

1. What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) — Director
2. Snow Trail (1947) — Director
3. Samurai Pirate (1963) — Director
4. Godzilla Fantasia (1984) — Director
5. Key of Keys (1965) — Director
6. Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966) — Director
7. The Gambling Samurai (1960) — Director
8. The Killing Bottle (1967) — Director
9. Escape at Dawn (1950) — Director
10. My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953) — Director
11. No Response from Car 33 (1955) — Director
12. Wild Ducks and Green Onions (1968) — Director
13. A Man in the Storm (1957) — Director
14. Outpost of Hell (1963) — Director
15. Operation Enemy Fort (1962) — Director
16. Beyond Love and Hate (1951) — Director
17. Foghorn (1952) — Director
18. Man Against Man (1960) — Director
19. The Crimson Sky (1962) — Director
20. The End of the Night (1953) — Director
21. Love on Rainbow Island (1956) — Director
22. The Surf (1954) — Director
23. Devil's Gold (1950) — Director
24. Who Will Judge Me? (1951) — Director
25. Swift Current (1952) — Director
26. The Red Light Military Base (1953) — Director
27. Rainy Night Duel (1956) — Director
28. Jakoman and Tetsu (1949) — Director
29. Sports (1932) — Director
30. A Smell of Money (1965) — Director
31. Japan World Expo (1971) — Director
32. The Maiden Courtesan (1956) — Director
33. Blood on the Sea (1961) — Director
34. The Wicked Boy (1956) — Director
35. The Last Escape (1957) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) — Self - Childhood Friend
2. Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)