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Tak Sakaguchi

Actor

Tak Sakaguchi

Born March 15, 1975 in Ishikawa, Japan45 films

Tak Sakaguchi ( born March 15, 1975), credited prior to May 2014 as Tak Sakaguchi, is a Japanese actor, director, fight choreographer, and stuntman. He is best known for his lead role in Ryuhei Kitamura's cult film, Versus. Sakaguchi is a talented martial artist, and as such, stars in films featuring copious fight scenes and performs all of his own stunts. He is known to be skilled in Bājíquán, Shaolin Kenpo, boxing, kick boxing, and mixed martial arts. Sakaguchi is a Christian.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Godzilla: Final Wars poster7.1Godzilla: Final Wars2004Azumi poster6.9Azumi2003RE:BORN poster7.1RE:BORN2016Kingdom poster7.3Kingdom2019Tokyo Gore Police poster6.0Tokyo Gore Police2008Azumi 2: Death or Love poster6.6Azumi 2: Death or Love2005Shinobi: Heart Under Blade poster6.6Shinobi: Heart Under Blade2005Versus poster6.2Versus2000

Filmography

45 films as actor
  1. TBAPendekar: Warrior
  2. 2023One-PercenterTakuma Toshiro
  3. 2022Bad CityHan
  4. 2021Prisoners of the GhostlandYasujiro
  5. 2021Violence Musou: Subliminal War
  6. 2020Grave of Love 2
  7. 2020Grave of Love
  8. 2020Ninja Jajamaru Kun
  9. 2020Crazy Samurai MusashiMusashi
  10. 2020Tokyo Dragon Chef
  11. 2020Osaka Girl
  12. 2019Rise of the Machine GirlsTetsuya 'Justice' Matsukata
  13. 2019KingdomZuo Ci
  14. 2018Red BladeSaizo
  15. 2017Meatball Machine KodokuTV Samurai
  16. 2016RE:BORNToshiro Kuroda
  17. 2013Why Don't You Play in Hell?Sasaki
  18. 2013Snake of Violence
  19. 2011DeadballJûbei Yakyû
  20. 2011Men's Egg DrummersTeacher Drummer
  21. 2011Yakuza WeaponShozo Iwaki
  22. 2010A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries
  23. 2010YOSHIE ZEROKisaragi
  24. 2010Mutant Girls SquadKisaragi
  25. 2009An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women
  26. 2008Tokyo Gore PoliceKoji Tanaka
  27. 2008Samurai Zombie
  28. 2008Be a Man!! Samurai SchoolMomotaro Tsurugi
  29. 2007United Red Army
  30. 2006Yo-Yo Girl CopRomeo's thug
  31. 2005Death TranceGrave
  32. 2005Shinobi: Heart Under BladeYasha-maru
  33. 2005Azumi 2: Death or LoveTsuchi-Gumo
  34. 2005Cromartie High School: The MovieIchiro Yamamoto
  35. 2005Tebana Sankichi: Snot Rocket & Super DetectiveTebana Sankichi
  36. 2004Godzilla: Final WarsXilian
  37. 2004Hole
  38. 2004Be-Bop High SchoolToshimitsu Yamada
  39. 2003Battlefield BaseballYakyu Jubei
  40. 2003AliveZeros
  41. 2003Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
  42. 2003AzumiSajiki brother #2
  43. 2003AragamiThe Future Challenger
  44. 2002Jam Films
  45. 2000VersusPrisoner KSC2-303