Shin Togashi (冨樫森, Togashi Shin) is a Japanese film
director.Born in Fujishima, Yamagata (now part of the city of
Tsuruoka), Togashi attended RikkyÅ University, where he was inspired
by the lectures on cinema by the critic Shigehiko Hasumi. After
graduating, he worked as an assistant director for pink films until he
got the chance to work with his hero, the director Shinji SÅ mai.
Assisting on such films as Typhoon Club (1984), he got his first
chance to direct a section of the omnibus film Kawaii hito (1998),
which was supervised by SÅ mai. That helped him make his feature film
debut with Off-Balance.He won the award for best New Director at the
23rd Yokohama Film Festival.
director.Born in Fujishima, Yamagata (now part of the city of
Tsuruoka), Togashi attended RikkyÅ University, where he was inspired
by the lectures on cinema by the critic Shigehiko Hasumi. After
graduating, he worked as an assistant director for pink films until he
got the chance to work with his hero, the director Shinji SÅ mai.
Assisting on such films as Typhoon Club (1984), he got his first
chance to direct a section of the omnibus film Kawaii hito (1998),
which was supervised by SÅ mai. That helped him make his feature film
debut with Off-Balance.He won the award for best New Director at the
23rd Yokohama Film Festival.
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