Kumi Taguchi

is a Japanese actress of mixed ancestry who is best known for her roles in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series in the 1970s.

Life and career Taguchi, half Japanese and half American, was scouted by the film studio Toei while working in a beauty parlour, and soon afterwards appeared in a small part in Toei's 1975 film Wolf Guy: Burning Wolf Man directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. She also starred in the film's sequel released by Nikkatsu in November 1975, directed by Katsuhiko Fujii. In early 1976, she joined fellow mixed-race performer Runa Takamura in director Masaru Konuma's Cloistered Nun: Runa's Confession for Nikkatsu. and the 1977 thriller Edogawa Rampo's Perverted Beast directed by Tai Katō based on a novel by Japanese author Edogawa Rampo. In 1979 she had a small part in director Tōru Murakawa's suspense film Hakuchyu no shikaku.

Taguchi also had supporting roles in two television programs, the August 1978 horror thriller from TV Asahi, and episode 10 (Mask of the Night) of the cult detective series Tantei Monogatari broadcast by NTV in November 1979.

Filmography (April 1975) Tokyo Emmanuelle (July 1975) (November 1975) Deep Throat in Tokyo (December 1975) Cloistered Nun: Runa's Confession (January 1976) (June 1976)

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