Pierre Taki

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| name = Pierre Taki

| image = Pierre Taki - Denki Groove - countdownjapan-dec29-2011b.jpg

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| caption = Taki on December 29, 2011

| birth_name = Masanori Taki

| native_name = ピエール瀧

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|04|08}}

| birth_place = Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka

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| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| origin = Japan

| genre = Techno

| background = solo_singer

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| years_active = 1986 - present

| label = Ki/oon Records

| associated_acts = Denki Groove

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| website = {{URL|pierretaki.com}}

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{{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.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 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 York] 31 July 2001,56. Platinum Periodicals. [http://www.proquest.com/ ProQuest]. Retrieved September 18, 2007 He also frequently appears as an actor in film and on television.{{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 }}

Filmography

=Films=

Red Shadow (2001)
1980 (2003)
Survive Style 5+ (2004)
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
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)
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
Attack on Titan (2015)
Twisted Justice (2016)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
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 (2019)
Samurai Shifters (2019)
Romance Doll (2020) – Kaoru Kubota
Zokki (2021){{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}}
September 1923 (2023) – Shinjirō Sunada{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/97856/|title= 福田村事件|access-date= September 29, 2022|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}
Horizon (2024){{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/100460/|title= 水平線|access-date= January 13, 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}
Bullet Train Explosion (2025){{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}}

=Television=

Amachan (2013)
Gunshi Kanbei (2014) – Hachisuka Koroku{{cite web |url= https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/347127|title= 軍師官兵衛|access-date= June 14, 2024|work= allcinema}}
Daddy Sister (2016) – Sōkichi Morita
Rikuoh (2017) – Kenji Obara
The Naked Director (2019) – Wada
Idaten (2019) – Shinsaku Kurosaka
Sanctuary (2023) – Enshō-oyakata
House of Ninjas (2024) – Zensuke Omi{{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}}
Tokyo Swindlers (2024){{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}}

=Animation=

Hakaba Kitarō (2008) – Trump Omoi (eps. 4–5)
Super Crooks (2021) – Gladiator{{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}}

Ludography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Console	Source
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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	rowspan="2" \| Later patched out and replaced	PlayStation 4	{{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}}{{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.}}
2019	Kingdom Hearts III	Olaf	PlayStation 4, Xbox One

=Dubbing=

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! Title

! Role

! Voice dub for

! Notes

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Frozen

Olaf

Josh Gad

Kubo and the Two Strings

Beetle/Hanzo

Matthew McConaughey

{{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}}

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, was withdrawn from sale by the publisher, Sega.{{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 }} His appearance has been removed in the Western release.{{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}} He was later released on bail on April 4, 2019.{{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}} After he admitted to using cocaine, the Tokyo District court sentenced him to eighteen months in prison, suspended for three years.{{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}}

His voice acting roles were also replaced such as Olaf from Frozen.{{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}}{{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}} Home video releases of Frozen were removed in Japan.{{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}}

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