Pierre Taki

Pierre Taki
ピエール瀧
Taki at the premiere of Tokyo Burst: Crime City in 2026
Born
Masanori Taki

(1967-04-08) April 8, 1967
Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka
Occupations
  • Musician
  • actor
Years active1986–present
Musical career
GenresSynth-pop
LabelKi/oon
Member ofDenki Groove

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 a Japanese musician and actor. He is the front man for 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]

Filmography

Films

Television

Animation

Ludography

YearTitleRoleNotesConsoleSource
2005WTF: Work Time FunN/AGame directorPlayStation Portable
2006Siren 2Takeaki MisawaPlayStation 2
2008The Last GuyN/AGame directorPlayStation 3
2018JudgmentKyohei HamuraLater patched out and replacedPlayStation 4[19][20]
2019Kingdom Hearts IIIOlafPlayStation 4, Xbox One[20]

Dubbing

Title Role Voice dub for Notes Source
FrozenOlafJosh Gad
Kubo and the Two StringsBeetle/HanzoMatthew McConaughey[21]

Discography

In March 2019, Taki was arrested on suspicion of cocaine use and his latest video game, Judgment, was withdrawn from sale by the publisher, Sega.[3][22] His appearance has been removed in the Western release.[23] He was later released on bail on April 4, 2019.[24] After he admitted to using cocaine, the Tokyo District court sentenced him to eighteen months in prison, suspended for three years.[25]

His voice acting roles were also replaced such as Olaf from Frozen.[26][27] Home video releases of Frozen were removed in Japan.[28]

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. 1 2 "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 (in Japanese). Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "水平線". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "新幹線大爆破". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "宝島". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ "港のひかり". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ "New Group". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Tokyo Burst 犯罪都市". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  12. ↑ "軍師官兵衛". allcinema. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "いだてん 東京オリムピック噺". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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". Natalie. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Netflix×東宝『ガス人間』新キャスト14人発表 賀来賢人&青木崇高は"逆オファー"で出演". Oricon (in Japanese). June 16, 2026. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Netflix Unveils Trailer, More Cast for Super Crooks Anime". Anime News Network. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  18. ↑ "ホウセンカ". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Project Judge Is A Courtroom Thriller-Themed Action Game Set in Kamurocho". Siliconera.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  20. 1 2 "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 credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  21. ↑ "KUBO／クボ 二本の弦の秘密, Fukikaeru-Daisakusen". Fukikaeru.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  22. ↑ Cammy Harbison (March 13, 2019). "Sega Pulls 'Yakuza' Spin-Off Game 'Judgment' From Japanese Retailers After Pierre Taki Arrest". Newsweek.
  23. ↑ "Judgment Game's Western Release Removes Pierre Taki's Role". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Police Are Irritated by Japanese Public's 'Flippant' Reaction to Pierre Taki's Drug Crime".
  25. ↑ "Denki Groove's Pierre Taki given suspended sentence for cocaine use". The Japan Times. June 18, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  26. ↑ Jennifer Sherman. "Square Enix Replaces Pierre Taki as Voice of Olaf in Kingdom Hearts III in Patch". Animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  27. ↑ "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.
  28. ↑ "Disney stops selling, producing 'Frozen' Blu-rays in Japan as Pierre Taki drug arrest fallout continues". Japan Today. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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