Toshiaki Toyoda

Toshiaki Toyoda
Born (1969-03-10) March 10, 1969
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Film director

Toshiaki Toyoda (豊田利晃 Toyoda Toshiaki, born 10 March 1969, in Osaka[1]) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Career

Born in Osaka Prefecture, Toyoda was first a prodigy in the game of shogi or Japanese chess. He attended the Japan Shogi Association's school (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

Music videos

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Toyoda Toshiaki: Eigakai no itanji". ZakZak. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "New Directors Award" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Koizumi Kyōko no shinsaku eiga: kantoku ga taiho daga, kōkai". Cinema Today. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "TFF2012: Interview with Toshiaki Toyoda". TAKE ONE. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "NYAFF Interview: Toshiaki Toyoda, Director of ‘Blood of Rebirth'". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

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