Senkichi Taniguchi was born on 19 February 1912 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Gekiryû (1952), Shiosai (1954) and Arashi no naka no otoko (1957). He was married to Kaoru Yachigusa, Setsuko Wakayama and Yôko Mizuki. He died on 29 October 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.