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- Died
- Senkichi Taniguchi was born on February 19, 1912 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Gekiryû (1952), Shiosai (1954) and Arashi no naka no otoko (1957). He was married to Kaoru Yachigusa, Setsuko Wakayama and Yôko Mizuki. He died on October 29, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.
- SpousesKaoru Yachigusa(1957 - October 29, 2007) (his death)Setsuko Wakayama(1949 - 1956) (divorced)Yôko Mizuki(December 1938 - October 1939) (divorced)
- He was very close friends with fellow directors Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda.
- He was the first director assigned to direct "Gojira" (1954) ("Godzilla"). He turned it down and it was assigned to his close friend Ishiro Honda. Honda would go on to be the leading genre director making him the most profitable Japanese director internationally,.
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