- Tak Sakaguchi
Infobox actor
name = Tak Sakaguchi
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birthdate = birth date and age|1975|3|15
birthplace = flagicon|Japan Ishikawa,Japan
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occupation =Actor
yearsactive =2000 - present
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awards =Tak Sakaguchi (坂口拓 "Sakaguchi Taku", b.
March 15 ,1975 ) is aJapan ese actor. Best known for his lead role in the cult Japanese film "Versus", Sakaguchi is a martial artist, and as a result typically stars in films featuring copious fight scenes, where he performs his own stunts. Sakaguchi is well skilled inBājíquán , Shaolin Kenpo,boxing ,kick boxing , andmixed martial arts . Sakaguchi is a Christian. ["Battlefield Baseball" DVD commentary.] ["Featurette 1" on "Battlefield Baseball" DVD.]Before breaking into film, Tak Sakaguchi was a street fighter who was well-known for his martial art skills. He was discovered by the then-unknown director Ryuhei Kitamura to star in "Versus," the movie that would change both of their lives. Since appearing in that film, he has appeared in several roles in films directed by
Ryuhei Kitamura ; in particular the "Azumi " series, his short in the "Jam Films " titled The Messenger (Requiem for the Dead) and minor roles in "Aragami " and "Alive ". He played a larger role in the quirky yet successful "Battlefield Baseball ", but has yet to acquire the same success he did with "Versus".2006 saw Sakaguchi in more mainstream films like "", as a supporting character and as the main character of "
Death Trance ". In the latter he plays a character similar to his role in Versus.Sakaguchi guest-starred in the Japanese
tokusatsu show,Kamen Rider Kabuto , as a main villain (Reiji Nogi/Cassisworm).Selected filmography
Films
*Versus (2001, KSS)
*Alive (2002,KlockWorx ) "Zeros"
*Battlefield Baseball (2003, KlockWorx) "Jubei Yakyu"
*Azumi (2003,Toho ) "Sanzo Sashiki"
* (2004, Toho) "X-seijin" (fight choreographer)
* (2005, Toho) "Tsuchigumo "
* (2005,Shochiku ) "Yashamaru"
*Cromartie High School (2005,Media Arts ) "Ichiro Yamamoto"
*Death Trance (2006, Media Arts) "Grave" (fight director)
*Akihabara@DEEP (2006, Toei) (fight director)
* (2006, Toei)
*The Red Army (2007, directed byKoji Wakamatsu ) "Takaya Shiomi "
*Sakigake!! Otokojuku (2008,There's Enterprise ) "Momotaro Tsurugi" (director, screenplay)TV Drama
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Be-Bop High School Series (2005~2005, TBS) "Toshimitsu Yamada" (fight director)
*Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006,TV Asahi ) "Cassisworm/Reiji Nogi"References
* [http://www.myspace.com/taksakaguchi Tak Sakaguchi's Myspace Page]
* [http://tak.shinydust.net/ Tak Sakaguchi Fansite and Fanlisting]
* [http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/ryuhei_kitamura.shtml Midnight Interview with Ryuhei Kitamura]Footnotes
External links
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* [http://www.eigapedia.com/wiki/Tak_Sakaguchi Tak Sakaguchi] at Eigapedia
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