Toshiaki Toyoda (豊田利晃, Toyoda Toshiaki, born March 10, 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 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

• 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]

Music videos

• "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

External links

• Toshiaki Toyoda at IMDb