{{Short description|Japanese musician and actor (born 1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Pierre Taki | image = Pierre Taki - Denki Groove - countdownjapan-dec29-2011b.jpg | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = Taki on December 29, 2011 | birth_name = Masanori Taki | native_name = ピエール瀧 | native_name_lang = jpn | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|04|08}} | birth_place = [[Aoi-ku, Shizuoka|Aoi-ku]], [[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]] | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | origin = Japan | genre = [[Techno music|Techno]] | background = solo_singer | occupations = | instruments = | years_active = 1986 - present | label = [[Ki/oon Records]] | associated_acts = [[Denki Groove]] }} }} {{nihongo|'''Masanori Taki'''|瀧 正則|Taki Masanori|born April 8, 1967}}, better known by his stage name {{nihongo|'''Pierre Taki'''|ピエール瀧|Piēru Taki}}, is the front man for Japanese [[synthpop]] group [[Denki Groove]], which consists of himself and [[Takkyu Ishino]].<ref>Gregory Beals. "Kings of Cool; Japan is grooving on DJs—those scruffy vinyl-scratchers whose pulsating 'techno' beats have everybody dancing :[Atlantic Edition]. " Newsweek December 11, 2000: 34. Platinum Periodicals. [http://www.proquest.com ProQuest]. Retrieved September 18, 2007</ref> As of 2001 he was involved in an exhibit called [[Prince Tongha]] with [[Hideyuki Tanaka (graphic designer)|Hideyuki Tanaka]] in New York City.<ref>Jerry Saltz. "Screen savers." The Village Voice [New York] 31 July 2001,56. Platinum Periodicals. [http://www.proquest.com/ ProQuest]. Retrieved September 18, 2007</ref> He also frequently appears as an actor in film and on television.<ref name=JT>{{cite news |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/13/national/crime-legal/actor-musician-pierre-taki-arrested-drug-bust/ |title=Denki Groove's Pierre Taki arrested in drug bust and reportedly admits to using cocaine |newspaper=Japan Times |date=March 13, 2019 }}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Films=== *''[[Red Shadow (film)|Red Shadow]]'' (2001) *''1980'' (2003) *''[[Survive Style 5+]]'' (2004) *''[[Linda Linda Linda]]'' (2005) *''[[Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean]]'' (2005) *''[[Sway (2006 film)|Sway]]'' (2006) *''[[Rainbow Song]]'' (2006) *''[[Ten Nights of Dreams]]'' (2007) *''[[10 Promises to My Dog]]'' (2008) *''[[One Million Yen Girl]]'' (2008) *''[[School Days with a Pig]]'' (2008) *''Rakugo Story'' (2010) *''[[The Floating Castle]]'' (2012) *''[[The Devil's Path]]'' (2013) – Sudō *''[[Like Father, Like Son (2013 film)|Like Father, Like Son]]'' (2013) *''[[Parasyte: Part 1]]'' (2014) *''[[Attack on Titan (film)|Attack on Titan]]'' (2015) *''[[Twisted Justice]]'' (2016) *''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) *''[[Rage (2016 film)|Rage]]'' (2016) *''[[Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate]]'' (2016) – Fujimoto *''[[Outrage Coda]]'' (2017) – Hanada *''[[The Blood of Wolves]]'' (2018) – Ginji *''Sunny/32'' (2018) *''A Gambler's Odyssey 2020'' (2019) *''[[Miyamoto kara Kimi e|Miyamoto]]'' (2019) *''Samurai Shifters'' (2019) *''Romance Doll'' (2020) – Kaoru Kubota *''Zokki'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0119344|title= 吉岡里帆、鈴木福、満島真之介ら映画『ゾッキ』に豪華キャスト18名|access-date= October 21, 2020|work= Cinematoday|date= October 20, 2020}}</ref> *''[[September 1923 (film)|September 1923]]'' (2023) – Shinjirō Sunada<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/97856/|title= 福田村事件|access-date= September 29, 2022|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''Horizon'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/100460/|title= 水平線|access-date= January 13, 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''[[Bullet Train Explosion]]'' (2025)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/102922/|title= 新幹線大爆破|access-date= 5 March 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''Hero's Island'' (2025) – Kishaba<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/101792/|title= 宝島|access-date= 23 May 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''A Light in the Harbor'' (2025) – Yuto Otsuka<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/100680/|title= 港のひかり|access-date= 20 June 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''New Group'' (2026) – the principal<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104222/|title= New Group|access-date= 10 February 2026|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
===Television=== *''[[Amachan]]'' (2013) *''[[Gunshi Kanbei]]'' (2014) – [[Hachisuka Masakatsu|Hachisuka Koroku]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/347127|title= 軍師官兵衛|access-date= June 14, 2024|work= allcinema}}</ref> *''[[Toto Neechan|Daddy Sister]]'' (2016) – Sōkichi Morita *''Rikuoh'' (2017) – Kenji Obara *''[[The Naked Director]]'' (2019) – Wada *''[[Idaten (TV series)|Idaten]]'' (2019) – Shinsaku Kurosaka<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/19-taiga.html|title= いだてん 東京オリムピック噺|access-date= 25 April 2025|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> *''[[Sanctuary (Japanese TV series)|Sanctuary]]'' (2023) – Enshō-oyakata *''[[House of Ninjas]]'' (2024) – Zensuke Omi<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/557432|title= 賀来賢人が主演・原案「忍びの家」に吉岡里帆、田口トモロヲ、柄本時生ら出演|access-date= February 29, 2024|work= Natalie}}</ref> *''[[Tokyo Swindlers]]'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/577497|title= 綾野剛×豊川悦司「地面師たち」に北村一輝、小池栄子、ピエール瀧、染谷将太ら出演|access-date= June 14, 2024|work= Natalie}}</ref>
===Animation=== *''[[Hakaba Kitarō]]'' (2008) – Trump Omoi (eps. 4–5) *''[[Super Crooks]]'' (2021) – Gladiator<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-21/netflix-unveils-trailer-more-cast-for-super-crooks-anime/.178713|title=Netflix Unveils Trailer, More Cast for Super Crooks Anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 22, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021}}</ref> *''The Last Blossom'' (2025) – Housenka<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/101819/|title= ホウセンカ|access-date= 24 April 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
== Ludography == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="white-space:nowrap" |- ! Year !! Title !!Role!!Notes!!Console!!Source |- |2005||''[[Work Time Fun|WTF: Work Time Fun]]''|| N/A|| Game director ||[[PlayStation Portable]]|| |- |2006||''[[Siren 2]]''|| Takeaki Misawa|| ||[[PlayStation 2]]|| |- |2008||''[[The Last Guy]]''|| N/A|| Game director ||[[PlayStation 3]]|| |- |2018||''[[Judgment (video game)|Judgment]]''|| Kyohei Hamura|| rowspan="2" | Later patched out and replaced||[[PlayStation 4]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/2018/09/10/project-judge-is-a-courtroom-thriller-themed-action-game-set-in-kamurocho/|title=Project Judge Is A Courtroom Thriller-Themed Action Game Set in Kamurocho|date=September 10, 2018|website=Siliconera.com|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Pierre-Taki/|title=Pierre Taki (visual voices guide)|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=March 29, 2019|postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref> |- |2019||''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''|| [[Olaf (Frozen)|Olaf]]||[[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]] ||<ref name="btva" /> |}
===Dubbing=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Title ! Role ! Voice dub for ! Notes ! class="unsortable"| Source |- | ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]''|| [[Olaf (Frozen)|Olaf]]||[[Josh Gad]] || || |- |''[[Kubo and the Two Strings]]''|| Beetle/Hanzo|| [[Matthew McConaughey]] || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=8203|title=KUBO／クボ 二本の弦の秘密 – Fukikaeru-Daisakusen|website=Fukikaeru.com|language=ja|access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> |}
==Discography== {{See also|Denki Groove#Discography|l1=Denki Groove discography}}
==Legal issues== In March 2019, Taki was arrested on suspicion of cocaine use and his latest video game, ''[[Judgment (video game)|Judgment]]'', was withdrawn from sale by the publisher, [[Sega]].<ref name=JT/><ref>{{cite news |author=Cammy Harbison |url=https://www.newsweek.com/sega-pulls-judgment-yakuza-spin-pierre-taki-arrest-cocaine-drug-charges-1361398 |title=Sega Pulls 'Yakuza' Spin-Off Game 'Judgment' From Japanese Retailers After Pierre Taki Arrest |newspaper=Newsweek |date=March 13, 2019 }}</ref> His appearance has been removed in the Western release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-22/judgment-game-western-release-removes-pierre-taki-role/.144871|title=Judgment Game's Western Release Removes Pierre Taki's Role|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> He was later released on bail on April 4, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-05-21/police-are-irritated-by-japanese-public-flippant-reaction-to-pierre-taki-drug-crime/.146946|title=Police Are Irritated by Japanese Public's 'Flippant' Reaction to Pierre Taki's Drug Crime}}</ref> After he admitted to using cocaine, the Tokyo District court sentenced him to eighteen months in prison, suspended for three years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 18, 2019 |title=Denki Groove's Pierre Taki given suspended sentence for cocaine use |work=The Japan Times |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/18/national/crime-legal/denki-grooves-pierre-taki-given-suspended-sentence-cocaine-use/ |access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
His voice acting roles were also replaced such as Olaf from ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jennifer Sherman |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-14/square-enix-replaces-pierre-taki-as-voice-of-olaf-in-kingdom-hearts-iii-in-patch/.144540|title=Square Enix Replaces Pierre Taki as Voice of Olaf in Kingdom Hearts III in Patch|website=Animenewsnetwork.com|access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/2019/03/14/kingdom-hearts-iii-is-changing-olafs-japanese-voice-in-an-update-following-arrest-of-pierre-taki/|title=Kingdom Hearts III Is Changing Olaf's Japanese Voice in an Update Following Pierre Taki's Arrest|date=March 14, 2019|website=Siliconera.com|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> Home video releases of ''Frozen'' were removed in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/disney-stops-selling-producing-%27frozen%27-blu-rays-in-japan-as-pierre-taki-drug-arrest-fallout-continues|title=Disney stops selling, producing 'Frozen' Blu-rays in Japan as Pierre Taki drug arrest fallout continues|website=Japan Today|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref>
Since then, [[Shunsuke Takeuchi]] became the new Japanese dub voice of Olaf.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website}} * {{YouTube|c=UCmLqDEzeYnnUzMsQqFW8_dA|title=ピエール瀧 YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS}} *{{IMDb name|0847651}} *{{Discogs artist|Pierre Taki}}
{{Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}} {{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor}}
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