Noboru Iguchi
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video (AV) as well as in the horror and gore genres.
, Big Morkal, Try-Heart
, h.m.p
and Soft On Demand (SOD)
. Nana Natsume
and Risa Coda
have been among the AV Idol
s featured in his videos. His videos have explored several of the typical Japanese AV genres, from incest for SOD to "nakadashi"
, bondage, group sex and some enema fetish videos for CineMagic.
His video Final Pussy starring Nana Natsume
won the Best Rental Video Award at the 2005 SOD Awards. In this January 2005 video, Natsume's character (as the result of a military experiment gone wrong) has guns burst from her breasts when sexually aroused. The special makeup effects were by Yoshihiro Nishimura
.
and starred Aki Arai, Miako Tadano and Tomoko Matsunashi
.
In 2003, Iguchi wrote and directed the horror comedy (with effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura
) about a strange relationship involving a boy, a girl, and a parasite. Iguchi also wrote and directed the February 2006 film with AV star Asami
. At an interview at the New York Asian Film Festival
, Iguchi told of an incident where one of the actresses in the movie, completely unaware of her role, balked at doing action scenes totally naked. According to Iguchi "We had to calm her down, capture her, and convince her to do the job ... We made it so she could not leave the set ... [in] America we would have been sued."
Later in 2006, Iguchi directed based on the manga
by Kazuo Umezu
. The movie, with gravure idol Miku Ishida
, Asami Kumakiri, Hiromasa Taguchi, Naoto Takenaka
and Kanji Tsuda
, was released theatrically in Japan in June 2006, and on DVD in October of the same year.
Iguchi was also both the screenwriter and director for the 2008 action and gore cult film where he once again teamed up with Yoshihiro Nishimura
who did the special effects and makeup effects. Iguchi said he wanted to make an action movie with a woman fighting and it started with just an idea of a girl losing her arm and going out for revenge and was originally called "One Armed Big Busty Girl" - the machine gun came later. Iguchi was a special guest at the 2009 and 2010 New York Asian Film Festival
.
In 2010, Iguchi directed his largest-budgeted feature, the action film Karate-Robo Zaborgar
, based on the popular 1970s television series Denjin Zaborger
. He followed it with the scatological horror/comedy Zombie Ass
in 2011.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video (AV) as well as in the horror and gore genres.
Life and career
Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969. In an interview he said he was influenced in his work by the ghost houses and freak shows he went to as a child in Japanese play lands and that his aim in his films is to both entertain and surprise.Adult videos
In his extensive career as an AV director, Iguchi has worked for a number of studios including CineMagicCineMagic Co.
, is a Japanese adult film studio, producing and distributing its own films, usually of the bondage, S&M and simulated rape genre, as well as those produced externally.-Company information:...
, Big Morkal, Try-Heart
Try-Heart Corporation
The is a Japanese adult video company best known for videos produced under its label.-Company information:Try-Heart began releasing videos under the Pink Drug label at least as early as December 1995, and with production codes of the type SEA-xxx for the Sexia studio as early as April 1997 with...
, h.m.p
H.m.p. (Japan)
h.m.p. is a Japanese company which is involved in adult entertainment including the production and sales of adult videos and the marketing of adult toys and sex aids.-Company information:...
and Soft On Demand (SOD)
Soft on Demand
, often known as SOD, is a Japanese adult video group of companies which has its headquarters in the Nakano ward of Tokyo. SOD was founded in December 1995 by Ganari Takahashi, who retired from the company in March 2005 and is currently working in agriculture...
. Nana Natsume
Nana Natsume
is an award-winning former AV idol and a well-known celebrity in Japan.-Life and career:Natsume was born on January 23, 1980 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan...
and Risa Coda
Risa Coda
, also known as Risa Koda and Risa Kouda , is an award-winning former Japanese model and adult video actress.-AV debut and career:...
have been among the AV Idol
AV Idol
An AV idol is a Japanese idol who works in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model as the video performances have a wide range, from just the idol strolling around their house doing chores in bikinis to hardcore porn...
s featured in his videos. His videos have explored several of the typical Japanese AV genres, from incest for SOD to "nakadashi"
Creampie (sexual act)
Creampie, also known as internal ejaculation, internal cum shot and, in gay contexts, as breeding, is a term used in pornography to describe when a male ejaculates inside his partner's anus or vagina. The term also refers to the visible seeping or dripping of semen from the vagina...
, bondage, group sex and some enema fetish videos for CineMagic.
His video Final Pussy starring Nana Natsume
Nana Natsume
is an award-winning former AV idol and a well-known celebrity in Japan.-Life and career:Natsume was born on January 23, 1980 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan...
won the Best Rental Video Award at the 2005 SOD Awards. In this January 2005 video, Natsume's character (as the result of a military experiment gone wrong) has guns burst from her breasts when sexually aroused. The special makeup effects were by Yoshihiro Nishimura
Yoshihiro Nishimura
is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" with "talent to burn"...
.
Mainstream film
One of Iguchi's early movies was Kurushime-san (クルシメさん) which was first released in 1997. Iguchi was screenwriter, editor, cinematographer and director of the black comedy-horror film which won the Encouragement Prize at the 1998 Yubari International Fantastic Film FestivalYubari International Fantastic Film Festival
The , also sometimes called YIFFF, is held in a resort-like environment in the small town of Yūbari on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaidō. From 1990 to 1999, the festival was known as the Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Film Festival.-History:...
and starred Aki Arai, Miako Tadano and Tomoko Matsunashi
Tomoko Matsunashi
is a Japanese film director and actress. She was described in 2007 as one of the female Japanese directors who "have brought some needed originality and talent to contemporary Japanese cinema."-Life and career:...
.
In 2003, Iguchi wrote and directed the horror comedy (with effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura
Yoshihiro Nishimura
is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" with "talent to burn"...
) about a strange relationship involving a boy, a girl, and a parasite. Iguchi also wrote and directed the February 2006 film with AV star Asami
Asami Sugiura
, who has also performed under the name is an award-winning Japanese model, actress and former AV Idol.-Life and career:Asami was born in Tokyo, Japan on September 19, 1985. At age 19, she appeared in the theatrical film , directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu and released March 12, 2005 by TMC...
. At an interview at the New York Asian Film Festival
New York Asian Film Festival
The New York Asian Film Festival was first held in 2002, growing out of the previous year's New York Korean Film Festival...
, Iguchi told of an incident where one of the actresses in the movie, completely unaware of her role, balked at doing action scenes totally naked. According to Iguchi "We had to calm her down, capture her, and convince her to do the job ... We made it so she could not leave the set ... [in] America we would have been sued."
Later in 2006, Iguchi directed based on the manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Kazuo Umezu
Kazuo Umezu
, is an author of Japanese horror and other manga, as well as a musician and actor.He had his first book of manga published while still in high school and made manga his career immediately upon graduation...
. The movie, with gravure idol Miku Ishida
Miku Ishida
is a Japanese female singer and used to be a gravure idol, actress and a teen idol, had belonged to the show-business production LesPros Entertainment from 1999 to 2008. She is from Komaki, Aichi, and graduated from Hinode High School in March 2007...
, Asami Kumakiri, Hiromasa Taguchi, Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director from Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture affiliated with From First Production. He is married to idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi.-Director:*Munō no Hito *119...
and Kanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda
is a Japanese actor.He played Katsuya Tokunaga in the Japanese film The Grudge. He is married and has one child. He is managed by La Sette talent agency....
, was released theatrically in Japan in June 2006, and on DVD in October of the same year.
Iguchi was also both the screenwriter and director for the 2008 action and gore cult film where he once again teamed up with Yoshihiro Nishimura
Yoshihiro Nishimura
is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" with "talent to burn"...
who did the special effects and makeup effects. Iguchi said he wanted to make an action movie with a woman fighting and it started with just an idea of a girl losing her arm and going out for revenge and was originally called "One Armed Big Busty Girl" - the machine gun came later. Iguchi was a special guest at the 2009 and 2010 New York Asian Film Festival
New York Asian Film Festival
The New York Asian Film Festival was first held in 2002, growing out of the previous year's New York Korean Film Festival...
.
In 2010, Iguchi directed his largest-budgeted feature, the action film Karate-Robo Zaborgar
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
Karate-Robo Zaborgar, also called is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Noboru Iguchi. The film is based on an 1970's show Denjin Zaborger.-Plot:...
, based on the popular 1970s television series Denjin Zaborger
Denjin Zaborger
, translated as Electroid Zaborger 7, was a Japanese tokusatsu television series that aired in 1974, produced by P Productions, it was their last Tokusatsu series of the 1970s....
. He followed it with the scatological horror/comedy Zombie Ass
Zombie Ass
is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Noboru Iguchi which had its world premier at the Austin, Texas Fantastic Fest film festival in September 2011. It was due to be released theatrically in Japan in February, 2012.-External links:...
in 2011.
Selected filmography
| Video title | Release date | Studio | Cast | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult Videos (AV) - Director |
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| Best of Immoral Angel 7 |
1999-01-15 | CineMagic CineMagic Co. , is a Japanese adult film studio, producing and distributing its own films, usually of the bondage, S&M and simulated rape genre, as well as those produced externally.-Company information:... VS-545 |
Aika Miura Aika Miura is a popular and award-winning Japanese AV idol who made a clear mark on the AV industry. In a remarkably long and prolific career for an AV actress, she released an average of one film a month over a seven year period—excepting 1998—before she retired in 2002.... & Miyu Natsuki |
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| The Neighbor's Sister Has F-Cup |
1999-06-26 | Big Morkal SBM-38 |
Rie Asaoka | ||
| Busty Costume Play Investigator |
2000-01-21 | V&R Planning V&R Planning is a Japanese film production and distribution company based in Tokyo which specializes in adult videos .-Company information:V&R Planning was founded in April 1986 by Kaoru Adachi who had previously worked in TV, mostly as an import agent. The V&R stands for "Visual and Retail"... Vogue VO-201 |
Seira Kirishima | ||
| Forbidden Private Garden - Kurumi Lesbian Hell |
2000-03-05 | SOD SDDL-085 |
Mariko Kawana Mariko Kawana is a Japanese model and actress who has appeared in both softcore pink film and V-Cinema and has also been a hardcore adult video performer and director. She is now retired as an actress and has a second career as a writer.-Life and career:... , Kurumi Morishita Kurumi Morishita is a well-known adult video actress who had a long and prolific career. As of late 2010, Amazon listed 148 DVD titles for her, reflecting her status as a prominent AV Idol. She retired from the adult entertainment industry in 2009.-Life and career:... & Mei Sawaga |
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| Pretty Wife 13 |
2000-10-20 | Try-Heart/Sexia Try-Heart Corporation The is a Japanese adult video company best known for videos produced under its label.-Company information:Try-Heart began releasing videos under the Pink Drug label at least as early as December 1995, and with production codes of the type SEA-xxx for the Sexia studio as early as April 1997 with... SEA-189 |
Konomi Katori | ||
| I Wanna Suck |
2000-11-23 | Try-Heart Sexia SEA-193 |
Marin Kobayakawa | ||
| Wives Are Often Liable To Be Done ENEMA |
2001-07-06 | CineMagic CineMagic Co. , is a Japanese adult film studio, producing and distributing its own films, usually of the bondage, S&M and simulated rape genre, as well as those produced externally.-Company information:... Memorial CS-284 |
Mariko Kawana Mariko Kawana is a Japanese model and actress who has appeared in both softcore pink film and V-Cinema and has also been a hardcore adult video performer and director. She is now retired as an actress and has a second career as a writer.-Life and career:... |
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| Pink Pudding |
2001-07-21 | Cosmos Plan IG-21 |
Shizuka Ichii | ||
| Real Beautiful Young Lady Stools - Lolita Lavatory |
2001-12-20 | SOD SDDO-003 |
Anna Kuramoto, Nancy, Ai Mizue, Mariko Kawana Mariko Kawana is a Japanese model and actress who has appeared in both softcore pink film and V-Cinema and has also been a hardcore adult video performer and director. She is now retired as an actress and has a second career as a writer.-Life and career:... , Konomi Ohtomo and Kaoru Shimazu |
Scatology Coprophilia Coprophilia , also called scatophilia or scat, is the paraphilia involving sexual pleasure from feces... |
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| Enema Shame Zone 13 |
2002-11-08 | CineMagic CineMagic Co. , is a Japanese adult film studio, producing and distributing its own films, usually of the bondage, S&M and simulated rape genre, as well as those produced externally.-Company information:... Memorial CS-323 |
Mariko Kawana Mariko Kawana is a Japanese model and actress who has appeared in both softcore pink film and V-Cinema and has also been a hardcore adult video performer and director. She is now retired as an actress and has a second career as a writer.-Life and career:... , Rie Nitta & Momo Kawai |
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| Beautiful Girl Excretion School |
2003-07-19 | SOD Soft on Demand , often known as SOD, is a Japanese adult video group of companies which has its headquarters in the Nakano ward of Tokyo. SOD was founded in December 1995 by Ganari Takahashi, who retired from the company in March 2005 and is currently working in agriculture... ON SDDO-025 |
Scatology Coprophilia Coprophilia , also called scatophilia or scat, is the paraphilia involving sexual pleasure from feces... |
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| Miracle Duo |
2003-10-18 | SOD SDDM-338 |
Chisaki Aihara & Miki Amatsuka | ||
| Japanese Beauty Girl + Bukkake Vol.2 |
2003-11-20 | SOD SDDM-362 |
Mio Sakura | ||
| Beautiful Girl on The Toilet 2 - Secret Excrement |
2003-12-04 | SOD ON SDDO-032 |
Meron, Miki Amatsuka & Reina Kawahara | Scatology Coprophilia Coprophilia , also called scatophilia or scat, is the paraphilia involving sexual pleasure from feces... |
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| Beautiful Girl Excretion Club |
2004-03-04 | SOD ON SDDO-040 |
Scatology Coprophilia Coprophilia , also called scatophilia or scat, is the paraphilia involving sexual pleasure from feces... |
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| Forbidden Relation |
2004-07-08 | SOD ON SDDO-048 |
Nana Natsume Nana Natsume is an award-winning former AV idol and a well-known celebrity in Japan.-Life and career:Natsume was born on January 23, 1980 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan... & Rei Himegawa |
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| Final Pussy! |
2005-01-06 | SOD SDDM-541 |
Nana Natsume Nana Natsume is an award-winning former AV idol and a well-known celebrity in Japan.-Life and career:Natsume was born on January 23, 1980 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan... |
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| Younger Sister Really Lewd Speech Persecution |
2006-09-25 | h.m.p. H.m.p. (Japan) h.m.p. is a Japanese company which is involved in adult entertainment including the production and sales of adult videos and the marketing of adult toys and sex aids.-Company information:... HRDV-00461 |
Risa Coda Risa Coda , also known as Risa Koda and Risa Kouda , is an award-winning former Japanese model and adult video actress.-AV debut and career:... |
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| Ultra Kozenwaisetsu |
2006-10-21 | h.m.p. HRDV-00468 |
Risa Coda Risa Coda , also known as Risa Koda and Risa Kouda , is an award-winning former Japanese model and adult video actress.-AV debut and career:... |
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| Celebrity Signorina, Take Your Shorts Off! |
2007-02-25 | h.m.p. HRDV-00507 |
Risa Coda Risa Coda , also known as Risa Koda and Risa Kouda , is an award-winning former Japanese model and adult video actress.-AV debut and career:... |
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| Everyone Makes Me In Ecstasy!! |
2007-07-21 | h.m.p. HRDV-00560 |
Ai Takeuchi | ||
| First Cum-Inside! Excellent Pussy, Yura Aikawa |
2008-01-21 | h.m.p. HODV-20488 |
Yura Aikawa | ||
| Veterinary Pet Beauty Big Bust W Cast Teacher |
2008-10-21 | h.m.p. HODV-20526 |
Rio Hamasaki & Kirara Asuka | ||
| HyperTrophy Genitals Girl |
2009-04-18 | SOD SDMS-725 |
Tsubomi | ||
Theatrical films - Director
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