Kenji Tanigaki
Japanese action choreographer and film director
- Born
- 13 October 1970, Nara Prefecture
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Occupation
- film director
- Films here
- 2
Kenji Tanigaki (谷垣 健治, Tanigaki Kenji; born 13 October 1970) is a Japanese action choreographer, stunt performer, and film director. He is best known for his works in Hong Kong action cinema, and has expanded his career in Japanese cinema and Hollywood.
Inspired by Jackie Chan's action films, Tanigaki migrated to Hong Kong in 1993 and began his career in action choreography by collaborating with Donnie Yen in the ATV martial arts drama series Fist of Fury (1995). Since then, Tanigaki has participated in numerous Hong Kong action films, serving as a stunt coordinator in SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005), Flash Point (2007), Bodyguards and Assassins (2009), Raging Fire (2021), and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024), and as an action director in See You Tomorrow (2016), Hidden Man (2018), and Sakra (2023). Tanigaki won a Golden Horse Award for Hidden Man and two Hong Kong Film Awards for Raging Fire and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Master of Thunder | Director |
| 2018 | Enter the Fat Dragon | Director |
Frequent collaborators
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q11632790 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.