Kenji Tanigaki Marries Actress Luna Fujimoto
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Kenji Tanigaki, the Japanese action director and filmmaker who built much of his career in Hong Kong, announced on August 23 that he has married actress Luna Fujimoto after a private wedding attended by relatives and friends. Fujimoto, known for her recent appearance in the Japanese drama VIVANT and a cameo in Stephen Chow's upcoming women’s football film, also posted wedding photos and rings on Instagram to share the news
Key Points
- Tanigaki posted wedding photos on X, while Fujimoto shared images on Instagram and wrote that the couple were delighted to announce their marriage
- Fujimoto said the pair have known each other for 10 years, describing Tanigaki as her closest friend, an inspiring colleague, and her life partner
- Their wedding photos showed both in traditional Japanese ceremonial dress at a shrine, while Fujimoto also wore a white gown and displayed a gemstone wedding ring
- After the announcement, congratulatory messages appeared from industry figures including Donnie Yen, Fish Liew Chi-yu, Daniel Wu, Louis Cheung Kai-chung and Philip Ng Wan-lung
- Tanigaki, 55, was born in Nara and moved to Hong Kong in 1993, later joining Donnie Yen’s team in 1995 and becoming known for fluent Cantonese and action work
- He won Best Action Choreography at the Golden Horse Awards for Hidden Man, and twice won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Raging Fire and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
- Fujimoto is described as fluent in English, Japanese and Mandarin, trained in Wing Chun, and has appeared in a Hollywood production as well as VIVANT
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong audiences, the marriage draws fresh attention to Tanigaki’s long-standing place in the city’s action-film industry, where he has worked across directing, choreography and acting for decades. It also links two performers whose careers span Hong Kong, Japanese and international productions, adding to public interest after Tanigaki’s recent surge in visibility through Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In