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Hirotatsu Taniguchi

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Location Management
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Hirotatsu Taniguchi was born on 10 May 1980 in Kyoto, Japan. He is an assistant director, known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Green Lantern (2011) and Ender's Game (2013).
BornMay 10, 1980
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    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(second unit)
    • 2014
    Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
    Green Lantern
    5.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(second unit)
    • 2011
    Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, and Hailee Steinfeld in Ender's Game (2013)
    Ender's Game
    6.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2013
    Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan in Eagle Eye (2008)
    Eagle Eye
    6.6
    • Additional Crew
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Lennon Parham, Ophelia Lovibond, Idara Victor, Jake Johnson, Jessica Lowe, and Oscar Montoya in Minx (2022)
      Minx
      7.6
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • The Bear (2022)
      The Bear
      8.6
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director (as Hiro Taniguchi)
      • 2023
    • American Horror Stories (2021)
      American Horror Stories
      6.3
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Elisabeth Moss in Shining Girls (2022)
      Shining Girls
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, and Elisha Williams in The Wonder Years (2021)
      The Wonder Years
      6.6
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2021–2022
    • Jason Beghe, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati, and LaRoyce Hawkins in Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2017–2021
    • Controversy (2017)
      Controversy
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • second second assistant director
      • 2017
    • Halle Berry in Kidnap (2017)
      Kidnap
      5.9
      • second second assistant director: second unit
      • 2017
    • Carl Weathers, Joelle Carter, Jon Seda, Philip Winchester, and Monica Barbaro in Chicago Justice (2017)
      Chicago Justice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • additional second assistant director
      • second second assistant director
      • 2017
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director: Chicago (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
      Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
      6.2
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2016
    • Scott Bakula in NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
      NCIS: New Orleans
      6.8
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2015–2016
    • David Spade and Brittany Daniel in Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015)
      Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
      4.2
      Video
      • second second assistant director
      • 2015
    • Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
      Hot Tub Time Machine 2
      5.0
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2015

    Additional Crew

    • Cassi Davis in Madea on the Run (2017)
      Madea on the Run
      5.0
      • production assistant
      • 2017
    • Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, and Theo James in The Benefactor (2015)
      The Benefactor
      5.2
      • set production assistant
      • 2015
    • Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Mélanie Laurent, Mark Ruffalo, and Dave Franco in Now You See Me (2013)
      Now You See Me
      7.2
      • set production assistant: additional photography
      • 2013
    • Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara in Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
      Ain't Them Bodies Saints
      6.4
      • key set production assistant
      • 2013
    • Whitney Houston, CeeLo Green, Carmen Ejogo, Mike Epps, Derek Luke, Tika Sumpter, and Jordin Sparks in Sparkle (2012)
      Sparkle
      5.8
      • production assistant (as Hiro Taniguchi)
      • 2012
    • Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
      Green Lantern
      5.5
      • set production assistant: second unit
      • 2011
    • Dwayne Johnson in Faster (2010)
      Faster
      6.4
      • set production assistant
      • 2010
    • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, and Cosmo in Beginners (2010)
      Beginners
      7.2
      • key set production assistant
      • 2010
    • Piranha 3D (2010)
      Piranha 3D
      5.5
      • set production assistant
      • 2010
    • Paul Rudd and Jason Segel in I Love You, Man (2009)
      I Love You, Man
      7.0
      • production assistant
      • 2009
    • Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, and Cosmo in Hotel for Dogs (2009)
      Hotel for Dogs
      5.5
      • set production assistant
      • 2009
    • Will Smith in Seven Pounds (2008)
      Seven Pounds
      7.6
      • set production assistant
      • 2008
    • Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
      The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
      7.8
      • production assistant
      • 2008
    • Shenae Grimes-Beech, Michael Steger, Dustin Milligan, AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Stroup, and Tristan Mack Wilds in 90210 (2008)
      90210
      6.2
      TV Series
      • key production assistant
      • key on-set production assistant
      • set production assistant
      • 2008
    • Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan in Eagle Eye (2008)
      Eagle Eye
      6.6
      • set production assistant
      • 2008

    Location Management

    • Masi Oka and Nate Torrence in Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control (2008)
      Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control
      4.9
      Video
      • location production assistant
      • 2008

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Hiro Taniguchi
    • Born
      • May 10, 1980
      • Kyoto, Japan

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