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”.

(Source: Japan Creator Bank) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2026	Lilac no Hanasaku Kemonomichi Season 2	Drama	0.0
2025	Lilac no Hanasaku Kemonomichi	Drama	7.7
2022	Shotai	Drama	7.7
2021	Musicophilia	Movie	9.0
2021	Kamisama no Karute	Drama	7.6
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	Scattered Reflection	Movie	7.7
2011	Snow Flake	Movie	6.9
2010	Time Traveller	Movie	7.6
2007	Weekly Akakawa Jiro	Drama	6.8

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2014	Father's Heart	Movie	0.0

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

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2017	Ai wo Kou Hito	Special	7.4
2016	Mothers	Special	7.1
2014	Hitojichi no Roudokukai	Special	7.5

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