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Kiyotaka Taguchi

Kiyotaka Taguchi

Director · Born May 7, 1980 (46) · Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan

Kiyotaka Taguchi is a Japanese film and television director. He is best known as the head director of four recent seasons in the Ultra Series: Ultraman X, Ultraman Orb, Ultraman Z, and Ultraman Blazar.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 7, 1980 (46)
From
Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 32% in 30 days

What are Kiyotaka Taguchi's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Bonds
23%
Self
20%
Ideas
12%
Morality
10%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
7
Hopeful
6
Tense
3
Dread
3
Warm
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kiyotaka Taguchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kiyotaka Taguchi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Featherlon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Ultraman Omega(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Clevatess(2025)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director · Sound Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Ultraman Blazar the Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Gotchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Ultraman Blazar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Composition · Series Director · as Man visiting laundromat

  • Kamen Rider Black Sun(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Daikaiju Bugon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Ultraman Decker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • 12 Crazy Actors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • SSSS.Dynazenon(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Creature Design

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Sevenger Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • Ultraman Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 28 episodes · Director · Series Composition · Series Director

  • Mashin Sentai Kiramager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Ultraman Taiga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • It Was Fun Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Ultraman R/B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Return of Izenborg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Ultraman Zero VR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Ultraman Orb: Lend Me the Power of Bonds!(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Female Weapon 701 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Ultraman Geed(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Ultraman Orb(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Ultraman X: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ultraman X(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Love & Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Special Effects Supervisor

  • Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Ultraman Ginga S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • [ZONE] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • The Next Generation: Patlabor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Fool Japan: The ABCs of Tetsudon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Neo Ultra Q(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creature Design

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Ultraman Ginga(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga: Dare Ma Ochi Shi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Ryujin Mabuyer The Movie: Nanatsu no Mabui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

  • ウルトラゾーン (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show Creator

  • Vengeful Spirit House: Fear of Entering the Curse of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Ghost Tower: A Complete Urban Legend from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Actor

  • Monster Magnitude: 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Special Effects Supervisor · Writer

  • Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Daikaiju Eiga G (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack(2001)

    Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles from 1971 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Ultraman Blazar the Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown (2024)

$488K worldwide

Highest rated

Clevatess (2025)

Midcredits 87th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 50: 0 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting42 of 50: 32 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting7 of 50: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing1 of 50: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew12 of 50: 7 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

50 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s31 · 2 acting · 31 crew2020s15 · 1 acting · 15 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kiyotaka Taguchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Ultraman Omega (2025)

87th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Ultraman Orb (2016)

Midcredits 91st · 88% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kiyotaka Taguchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kiyotaka Taguchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takao Nakano shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles