born April 8, 1967, better known by his stage name Piēru Taki, is the front man for Japanese synthpop group Denki Groove, which consists of himself and Takkyu Ishino.[Gregory Beals. "Kings of Cool; Japan is grooving on DJs—those scruffy vinyl-scratchers whose pulsating 'techno' beats have everybody dancing :Atlantic. " Newsweek December 11, 2000: 34. Platinum Periodicals. ProQuest. Retrieved September 18, 2007] As of 2001 he was involved in an exhibit called Prince Tongha with Hideyuki Tanaka in New York City.[Jerry Saltz. "Screen savers." The Village Voice New 31 July 2001,56. Platinum Periodicals. ProQuest. Retrieved September 18, 2007] He also frequently appears as an actor in film and on television.
Filmography
Films
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Red Shadow (2001)
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1980 (2003)
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Survive Style 5+ (2004)
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Linda Linda Linda (2005)
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(2005)
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Sway (2006)
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Rainbow Song (2006)
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Ten Nights of Dreams (2007)
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10 Promises to My Dog (2008)
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One Million Yen Girl (2008)
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School Days with a Pig (2008)
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Rakugo Story (2010)
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The Floating Castle (2012)
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The Devil's Path (2013) – Sudō
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Like Father, Like Son (2013)
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(2014)
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Attack on Titan (2015)
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Twisted Justice (2016)
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Shin Godzilla (2016)
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Rage (2016)
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(2016) – Fujimoto
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Outrage Coda (2017) – Hanada
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The Blood of Wolves (2018) – Ginji
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Sunny/32 (2018)
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A Gambler's Odyssey 2020 (2019)
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Miyamoto (2019)
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Samurai Shifters (2019)
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Romance Doll (2020) – Kaoru Kubota
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Zokki (2021)
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September 1923 (2023) – Shinjirō Sunada
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Horizon (2024)
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Bullet Train Explosion (2025)
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Hero's Island (2025) – Kishaba
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A Light in the Harbor (2025) – Yuto Otsuka
Television
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Amachan (2013)
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Gunshi Kanbei (2014) – Hachisuka Koroku
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Toto Neechan (2016) – Sōkichi Morita
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Rikuoh (2017) – Kenji Obara
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The Naked Director (2019) – Wada
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Idaten (2019) – Shinsaku Kurosaka
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Sanctuary (2023) – Enshō-oyakata
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House of Ninjas (2024) – Zensuke Omi
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Tokyo Swindlers (2024)
Animation
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Hakaba Kitarō (2008) – Trump Omoi (eps. 4–5)
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Super Crooks (2021) – Gladiator
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The Last Blossom (2025) – Housenka
Ludography
Dubbing
Discography
Legal issues
In March 2019, Taki was arrested on suspicion of cocaine use and his latest video game,
Judgment, was withdrawn from sale by the publisher,
Sega.
His appearance has been removed in the Western release. He was later released on bail on April 4, 2019. After he admitted to using cocaine, the Tokyo District court sentenced him to eighteen months in prison, suspended for three years.
His voice acting roles were also replaced such as Olaf from Frozen. Home video releases of Frozen were removed in Japan.
Since then, Shunsuke Takeuchi became the new Japanese dub voice of Olaf.
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