After modeling in various campaigns, he made his acting debut in the 2004 television series Water Boys 2 and later appeared as Fumizō Sōma from Tadashii Ōji no Tsukurikata, Shōzō Akaike from the Takumi-kun film adaptation series, and Akira Hayase from Kamen Rider Drive.

Takiguchi attended an all-boys high school, and, during his senior year, he was scouted to become a model.

[3] Takiguchi accepted the offer, after concluding that the job would be more rewarding than "graduating out of college to become a salaryman.

[5] In March 2008, he announced he was leaving the group and continued to make appearances on their online show until June 27, 2008.

[6] His final appearance before his death was in the musical Seishun Aoharu Tetsudō, which ended its run on November 4, 2019.