Pierre Taki
ピエール瀧
Taki on December 29, 2011
Born
Masanori Taki

(1967-04-08) April 8, 1967 (age 56)
Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka
Musical career
OriginJapan
GenresTechno
Years active1986 - present
LabelsKi/oon Records
Websitepierretaki.com

Masanori Taki (瀧 正則, Taki Masanori, born April 8, 1967), better known by his stage name 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.[1] As of 2001 he was involved in an exhibit called Prince Tongha with Hideyuki Tanaka in New York City.[2] He also frequently appears as an actor in film and on television.[3]

Selected filmography

Films

Television

Animation

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Console Source
2005 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 Kyohei Hamura Later patched out and replaced PlayStation 4 [9][10]
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Olaf PlayStation 4, Xbox One [10]

Dubbing

Title Role Voice dub for Notes Source
Frozen Olaf Josh Gad
Kubo and the Two Strings Beetle/Hanzo Matthew McConaughey [11]

Discography

See also: Denki Groove 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In March 2019, Taki was arrested on suspicion of cocaine use and his latest video game, Judgment, was withdrawn from sale by the publisher, Sega.[3][12] His appearance has been removed in the Western release.[13] He was later released on bail on April 4, 2019.[14] After he admitted to using cocaine, the Tokyo District court sentenced him to eighteen months in prison, suspended for three years.[15]

His voice acting roles were also replaced such as Olaf from Frozen.[16][17] Home video releases of Frozen were removed in Japan.[18]

Since then, Shunsuke Takeuchi became the new Japanese dub voice of Olaf.

References

  1. ^ 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. ProQuest. Retrieved September 18, 2007
  2. ^ Jerry Saltz. "Screen savers." The Village Voice [New York] 31 July 2001,56. Platinum Periodicals. ProQuest. Retrieved September 18, 2007
  3. ^ a b "Denki Groove's Pierre Taki arrested in drug bust and reportedly admits to using cocaine". Japan Times. March 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "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". Cinematoday. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "福田村事件". eiga.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "水平線". eiga.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "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". Natalie. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "Netflix Unveils Trailer, More Cast for Super Crooks Anime". Anime News Network. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "Project Judge Is A Courtroom Thriller-Themed Action Game Set in Kamurocho". Siliconera.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Pierre Taki (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 29, 2019. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.((cite web)): CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  11. ^ "KUBO／クボ 二本の弦の秘密 – Fukikaeru-Daisakusen". Fukikaeru.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  12. ^ Cammy Harbison (March 13, 2019). "Sega Pulls 'Yakuza' Spin-Off Game 'Judgment' From Japanese Retailers After Pierre Taki Arrest". Newsweek.
  13. ^ "Judgment Game's Western Release Removes Pierre Taki's Role". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  14. ^ "Police Are Irritated by Japanese Public's 'Flippant' Reaction to Pierre Taki's Drug Crime".
  15. ^ "Denki Groove's Pierre Taki given suspended sentence for cocaine use". The Japan Times. June 18, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  16. ^ Jennifer Sherman. "Square Enix Replaces Pierre Taki as Voice of Olaf in Kingdom Hearts III in Patch". Animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  17. ^ "Kingdom Hearts III Is Changing Olaf's Japanese Voice in an Update Following Pierre Taki's Arrest". Siliconera.com. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  18. ^ "Disney stops selling, producing 'Frozen' Blu-rays in Japan as Pierre Taki drug arrest fallout continues". Japan Today. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

External links

Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor
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