Directing

Senkichi Taniguchi

Born February 19, 1912 · Tokyo, Japan

Died October 29, 2007 · aged 95

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 h…

Known For

Blood on the Sea

Blood on the Sea · 1961

Blood on the Sea

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Adventure in Kigan Castle · 1966

Adventure in Kigan Castle

MovieActionAdventure

Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.

Snow Trail

Snow Trail · 1947

MovieDramaCrime

Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and Nojiri encounter a young woman and her father, as well as Honda, a mountaineer. The inn folk do not realize their guests are wanted criminals and the visitors are treated with great kindness. Honda volunteers to lead them over the mountains, but Eijima's paranoia endangers all of them as they make the perilous trip.

Stray Dog

Stray Dog · 1949

MovieCrimeDrama

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel · 1949

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

Foghorn

Foghorn · 1952

MovieRomanceDrama

A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

What's Up, Tiger Lily? · 1966

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

MovieActionComedy

In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to make it revolve around a secret egg salad recipe.

Escape at Dawn

Escape at Dawn · 1950

Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love with a prostitute named Harumi, she convinces him to desert the army and live with her.

Filmography

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Blood on the Sea

Blood on the Sea · 1961

Blood on the Sea

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

Director

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Adventure in Kigan Castle · 1966

Adventure in Kigan Castle

MovieActionAdventure

Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.

Director

Snow Trail

Snow Trail · 1947

MovieDramaCrime

Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and Nojiri encounter a young woman and her father, as well as Honda, a mountaineer. The inn folk do not realize their guests are wanted criminals and the visitors are treated with great kindness. Honda volunteers to lead them over the mountains, but Eijima's paranoia endangers all of them as they make the perilous trip.

Director

Stray Dog

Stray Dog · 1949

MovieCrimeDrama

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

Associate Producer

The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel · 1949

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

Writer

Foghorn

Foghorn · 1952

MovieRomanceDrama

A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.

Screenplay

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

What's Up, Tiger Lily? · 1966

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

MovieActionComedy

In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to make it revolve around a secret egg salad recipe.

Director

Escape at Dawn

Escape at Dawn · 1950

Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love with a prostitute named Harumi, she convinces him to desert the army and live with her.

Director

Jakoman and Tetsu

Jakoman and Tetsu · 1964

Jakoman and Tetsu

In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides to overthrow Jakoman and his cohorts.

Screenplay

Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad · 1965

MovieDocumentary

This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive events. Highlights include an epic pole-vaulting match between West Germany and America, and the final marathon race through Tokyo's streets. Two athletes are highlighted: Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who receives his second gold medal, and runner Ahamed Isa from Chad, representing a country younger than he is.

Associate Producer

Who Will Judge Me?

Who Will Judge Me? · 1951

Who Will Judge Me?

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Director

Sports

MovieDocumentaryAction

The film is about a protest provoked when the university decided to restrict access to sports facilities to athletes, cutting out all other students. This is, strictly speaking, not a Prokino film. It was produced by the Waseda University Film Circle, which was organized by Kawazoe Shiro. Feature film directors Yamamoto Satsuo and Taniguchi Senkichi were apparently students at Waseda at the time and participated in the production.

Director

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl · 1952

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed photographs that her cousin had sent. When another actress falls ill she is given the role instead. Her first film is a success propelling the young actress to popularity, her own fans, money and a house. While everything looks dandy from the outside not all is well within the family however.

Outpost of Hell

Outpost of Hell · 1963

Outpost of Hell

The fifth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Director

Swift Current

Swift Current · 1952

MovieDramaAction

The film follows a young civil engineer, played by Toshiro Mifune, who is assigned to the Tase Dam construction site in what is now Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, and the human relationships involved in building the dam. A masterpiece by director Senkichi Taniguchi, who has worked on numerous films starring Mifune.

Director

Faraway Man

Faraway Man · 1957

Director

Samurai Pirate

Samurai Pirate · 1963

MovieActionAdventure

An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a bewitching witch, a band of ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. He must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation.

Director

No Response from Car 33

No Response from Car 33 · 1955

No Response from Car 33

Film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Director

Wings of Victory

Wings of Victory · 1942

Wings of Victory

Assistant Director

Devil's Gold

Devil's Gold · 1950

MovieDramaAction

The protagonist descends from the mountains with a huge amount of panned gold dust. Upon learning of his wealth, all sorts of people, driven by greed and a desire to get their hands on his money, immediately begin to gravitate toward him.

Director

A Man in the Storm

A Man in the Storm · 1957

A Man in the Storm

MovieActionAdventure

Judo expert Saburô Watari fights his judo master, Tsujido, while simultaneously in conflict with a karate expert.

Director

The Last Escape

The Last Escape · 1957

The Last Escape

A group of Japanese nursing students and their instructor is serving at an army camp in China. When Japan loses the war the group sets out to depart China, but on the way back to Japan is captured by the Chinese and coerced to instead treat the Chinese army at a clinic. Caught with the group is also a Japanese doctor. When the Chinese army faction itself loses in battle the Japanese plan their escape.

Director

The End of the Night

The End of the Night · 1953

The End of the Night

MovieDramaThriller

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision will lead to a long, dark night of the soul, while his lady love, a bar hostess, tries to cope with her sudden change of fortune.

Director

Love on Rainbow Island

Love on Rainbow Island · 1956

Love on Rainbow Island

MovieDramaRomance

Sankichi Matsutani, a poor young fisherman, falls in love with Kikue, the only daughter of fisher Shiimbei. As the star-crossed lovers come from different religious backgrounds, they soon meet fierce opposition from their communities.

Director