Toshiaki Toyoda (豊ç"°åˆ©æ™ƒ, Toyoda Toshiaki, born March 10, 1969,
in Osaka) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.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 (ShÅ reikai) from age 9 with the aim of becoming a
professional player. But his interest turned to film and he quit when
he was 17. Moving to Tokyo at age 21, he began working with producer
GenjirÅ Arato and director Junji Sakamoto, assisting the latter on
the shogi-related film ÅŒte, for which he helped pen the script. He
debuted as a director with the film Pornostar in 1999, a film that
earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. 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. He resumed directing with
the 2009 film The Blood of Rebirth.
in Osaka) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.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 (ShÅ reikai) from age 9 with the aim of becoming a
professional player. But his interest turned to film and he quit when
he was 17. Moving to Tokyo at age 21, he began working with producer
GenjirÅ Arato and director Junji Sakamoto, assisting the latter on
the shogi-related film ÅŒte, for which he helped pen the script. He
debuted as a director with the film Pornostar in 1999, a film that
earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. 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. He resumed directing with
the 2009 film The Blood of Rebirth.
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