Senkichi Taniguchi

(February 19, 1912 – October 29, 2007) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Life and career 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 Yamamoto alongside his longtime friend, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa. Taniguchi continued to direct movies throughout the 1950s and 1960s, but the quality of his work declined.

Senkichi Taniguchi died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, on October 29, 2007, at the age of 95.

Filmography Director Snow Trail (銀嶺の果て, Ginrei no hate) (1947) Jakoman and Tetsu (ジャコ万と鉄, Jakoman to Tetsu) (1949), from a script by Akira Kurosawa Escape at Dawn (暁の脱走, Akatsuki no dassō) (1950) (愛と憎しみの彼方へ, Ai to nikushimi no kanata he) (1951) Foghorn (霧笛, Muteki) (1952) Rangiku monogatari (乱菊物語) (1956) Samurai Pirate (大盗賊, Daitōzoku) (1963) International Secret Police: Key of Keys (国際秘密警察 鍵の鍵, Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi) (1965)

Screenplay only The Quiet Duel (静かなる決闘, Shizukanaru kettō) (1949)