Takashi Kawaguchi
Takashi Kawaguchi | |
Profile | |
Gender: | Male |
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Location: | Japan |
Position: | Assistant animation director Key animation |
Studio: | TMS Entertainment |
Years active: | 1987-present |
Aliases: | かわぐち たかし |
Takashi Kawaguchi (川口 隆 Kawaguchi Takashi ) is a Japanese animatior. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.
Biography
Takashi Kawaguchi was originally from the Telecom Animation Film, and is now affiliated with TMS Entertainment; Kawaguchi debuted as an animator by virtue of Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy (ルパン三世 風魔一族の陰謀).
In 2000, he joined the Detective Conan anime production, starting with Episode 192: The Desperate Revival - Shinichi's Return; he left the anime production in 2001. Starting 2022, he returned to the anime production team and began to serve as key animator irregularly, for example, he did key animation of Episode 1042: Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Kenji Hagiwara in 2022; key animation of Episode 1089: The Genius Restaurant in 2023 etc.
After Kawaguchi quit the Detective Conan anime production in 2001, he remained active in the Detective Conan movie production and was almost present in all Detective Conan movie key animation teams. In addition, he was one of the assistant animation directors in movies 19-20.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 13 cases (13 episodes)
Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
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192 | 207 | The Desperate Revival - Shinichi's Return | May 29, 2000 | Key animation | |
197 | 212 | The Super Car's Trap (Part 1) | July 3, 2000 | Key animation | |
204 | 219 | The Black Wings of Icarus (Part 2) | August 21, 2000 | Key animation | |
209 | 225 | The Falling from Mt. Ryujin Case | October 16, 2000 | Key animation | |
213 | 229 | Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Part 2) | November 13, 2000 | Key animation | |
218 | 234 | Megure's Sealed Secret (Part 2) | December 18, 2000 | Key animation | |
235 | 254 | The Locked Wine Cellar | May 28, 2001 | Key animation | |
241 | 260 | The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 2) | July 9, 2001 | Key animation | |
246 | 265 | The Mystery in the Net (Part 1) | August 13, 2001 | Key animation | |
251 | 270 | The Tragedy at the OK Corral | September 17, 2001 | Key animation | |
1042 | 1099 | Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Kenji Hagiwara | May 7, 2022 | Key animation | |
1089 | 1147 | The Genius Restaurant | July 8, 2023 | Key animation | |
1125 | 1183 | The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 4 | June 1, 2024 | Key animation |
Openings and Endings
Participation in: 7 openings and 2 endings
# | Song name | Original title | Role | Note |
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OP | ||||
OP23 | Ichibyōgoto ni Love for you | 一秒ごとに Love for you | Key animation | |
OP25 | Revive | Revive | Key animation | |
OP26 | Everlasting Luv | Everlasting Luv | Key animation | |
OP38 | Greed | Greed | Key animation | |
OP43 | Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru | 世界はあなたの色になる | Key animation | |
OP47 | Countdown | カウントダウン | Key animation | |
OP53 | ZERO kara Hajimete | ZEROからハジメテ | Key animation | |
ED | ||||
ED31 | GO YOUR OWN WAY | GO YOUR OWN WAY | Key animation | |
ED32 | Koigokoro Kagayaki Nagara | 恋心 輝きながら | Key animation |
Movies
Participation in: 24 movies
Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
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2 | The Fourteenth Target | April 18, 1998 | Key animation | |
4 | Captured in Her Eyes | April 22, 2000 | Key animation | |
5 | Countdown to Heaven | April 21, 2001 | Key animation | |
6 | The Phantom of Baker Street | April 20, 2002 | Key animation | |
7 | Crossroad in the Ancient Capital | April 19, 2003 | Key animation | |
8 | Magician of the Silver Sky | April 17, 2004 | Key animation | |
9 | Strategy Above the Depths | April 9, 2005 | Key animation | |
10 | The Private Eyes' Requiem | April 15, 2006 | Key animation | |
11 | Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure | April 21, 2007 | Key animation | |
12 | Full Score of Fear | April 19, 2008 | Key animation | |
14 | The Lost Ship in the Sky | April 17, 2010 | Key animation | |
15 | Quarter of Silence | April 16, 2011 | Key animation | |
16 | The Eleventh Striker | April 14, 2012 | Key animation | |
17 | Private Eye in the Distant Sea | April 20, 2013 | Key animation | |
Crossover | Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie | December 7, 2013 | Key animation | |
18 | Dimensional Sniper | April 19, 2014 | Key animation | |
19 | Sunflowers of Inferno | April 18, 2015 | Assistant animation director, Key animation | |
20 | The Darkest Nightmare | April 16, 2016 | Assistant animation director, Key animation | |
21 | The Crimson Love Letter | April 15, 2017 | Key animation | |
22 | Zero the Enforcer | April 13, 2018 | Key animation | |
24 | The Scarlet Bullet | April 16, 2021 | Key animation | |
25 | The Bride of Halloween | April 15, 2022 | Key animation | |
26 | Black Iron Submarine | April 14, 2023 | Key animation | |
27 | The Million-dollar Pentagram | April 12, 2024 | Key animation |
Specials
Participation in: 2 specials
Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
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5 | The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History | December 26, 2014 | Key animation | |
6 | Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small | December 9, 2016 | Key animation |
Spin-offs
The Culprit Hanzawa
Participation in: 1 episode + 1 opening
Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note | |||
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2 | Encountering People is Such A Mysterious Thing | October 11, 2022 | Key animation | ||||
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Other notable works
Anime
- Drifters: Animation director
- Fractale: Key animation
- Gurren Lagann: Key animation
- Heroman: Key animation
- How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Key animation
- Kaiba: 2nd key animation, Key animation
- Soul Eater: Key animation
- Welcome to THE SPACE SHOW: Key animation
- Wolf's Rain: Key animation
Movies
- Eureka Seven - good night, sleep tight, young lovers : Key animation (character)
- Little Nemo - Adventures in Slumberland: In-between animation
- Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy: In-between animation
- Ojisan Kaizō Kōza: In-between animation
References
- Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of July 8th, 2023.
- 川口隆 - Wikipedia
- 川口隆 - Atwiki
- Takashi Kawaguchi - Anime News Network
- Detective Conan Staff Listing