Toshiaki Toyoda
Toshiaki Toyoda | |
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| Born | March 10, 1969 |
| Occupation | Film director |
Toshiaki Toyoda (豊田利晃, Toyoda Toshiaki, born March 10, 1969, in Osaka)[1] is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Career
[edit]Born in Osaka Prefecture, Toyoda was first a prodigy in the game of shogi or Japanese chess. He attended the Japan Shogi Association's apprenticeship (Shōreikai) from age 9 with the aim of becoming a professional player. But his interest turned to film and he quit when he was 17.[1] Moving to Tokyo at age 21, he began working with producer Genjirō Arato and director Junji Sakamoto, assisting the latter on the shogi-related film Ōte, for which he helped pen the script.[1] He debuted as a director with the film Pornostar in 1999, a film that earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.[2] His career continued to rise through films like Blue Spring and 9 Souls, but he suffered a setback when he was arrested on drug charges just before Hanging Garden was released in 2005.[3][4] He resumed directing with the 2009 film The Blood of Rebirth.[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Oute (王手, Oute) (1991) Screenplay
- Biliken (ビリケン, Biriken) (1996) Screenplay
- Pornostar (ポルノスター, Porunosutā) (1999)
- Blue Spring (青い春, Aoi haru) (2001)
- 9 Souls (ナイン・ソウルズ, Nainu sōruzu) (2003)
- Hanging Garden (空中庭園, Kūchū teien) (2005)
- The Blood of Rebirth (蘇りの血, Yomigaeri no chi 2009)
- Monsters Club (モンスターズクラブ, Monsutāzu kurabu) (2012)
- I'm Flash! (アイム・フラッシュ！, Aimu Furasshu) (2012)
- Crows Explode (2014)
- The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018)
- Noroshi ga Yobu (2019)
- Hakai no Hi (2020)
- Go Seppuku Yourselves (2021)[6]
- Shiver (戦慄せしめよ, Senritsu seshimeyo) (2022)
- Transcending Dimensions (2024)[7]
Music videos
[edit]- "Kimi to Iu Hana" (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
- "Siren" (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
- "Ato 10 Byō de"(Art-School)
- "Lost in the Air" (Art-School)
- "Hakkō" (Rosso)
- "Sangatsu" (Does)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Toyoda Toshiaki: Eigakai no itanji". ZakZak. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ^ "New Directors Award" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ "Koizumi Kyōko no shinsaku eiga: kantoku ga taiho daga, kōkai". Cinema Today. 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ^ Ferry Hunt (2012-04-15). "TFF2012: Interview with Toshiaki Toyoda". TAKE ONE. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ^ Raffi Asdourian (2010-07-26). "NYAFF Interview: Toshiaki Toyoda, Director of 'Blood of Rebirth'". The Film Stage. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ^ "全員切腹". eiga.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "次元を超える TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS". eiga.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
External links
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