Toshiaki TOYODA 豊田利晃
The Miracle Of Crybaby Shottan
泣き虫しょったんの奇跡
Nippon Cinema ª
The life of a Shogi (Japanese chess) player requires utmost commitment. Whoever does not achieve a certain rank by the age of 26 loses any and all chance of becoming a professional player. At 26, Shoji finds himself in a situation where only a miracle can help. In his latest picture, director Toshiaki TOYODA combines a sensitive character portrait with a fascinating study of a parallel society.
Guests:
Toshiaki TOYODA, Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA
Sat., June 1, 2019, 14:30
Mousonturm Saal
German premiere in presence of the director Toshiaki TOYODA and the actor Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA
Original with English subtitles
泣き虫しょったんの奇跡
Nakimushi shottan no kiseki
Japan 2018
127 minutes
Director
Toshiaki TOYODA
Script
Toshiaki TOYODA based on a novel by Shoji SEGAWA
Cinematography
Norimichi KASAMATSU
Production
"The Miracle Of Crybaby Shottan" Project Partner
World sales
Wowow
Cast
Ryuhei MATSUDA, Yojiro NODA, Kento NAGAYAMA, Shota SOMETANI, Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA
About Toshiaki TOYODA
豊田利晃
Toshiaki TOYODA was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1969 and began his film career as a screenwriter for Junji SAKAMOTO. His directorial debut PORNOSTAR (1998 / NC ‘00) won him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. He won the NIPPON CONNECTION NEWCOMER AWARD with BLUE SPRING (2002 / NC ‘02). Nippon Connection has shown many other of his works, including THE BLOOD OF REBIRTH (2009 / NC ‘10), I’M FLASH (2012 / NC ‘13), THE MIRACLE OF CRYBABY SHOTTAN (2018 / NC ‘19), and THE DAY OF DESTRUCTION (2020 / NC ‘21).