Toshiaki TOYODA 豊田利晃
Pornostar
ポルノスター
Nippon Retro ²
A blank-faced stranger with pockets full of knives roams Shibuya, hunting yakuza. His rampage soon entangles him in the web of gang crime. Toshiaki TOYODA's debut film PORNOSTAR is a blood-soaked frenzy set to a driving rock soundtrack. Shown at the first Nippon Connection Film Festival, it returns for the 25th anniversary.
Guests:
Toshiaki TOYODA
Wed., May 28, 2025, 19:15
Pupille Kino
In presence of the director Toshiaki TOYODA
35mm, Original with German subtitles
FSK 18
Classic Obsessions Violence
ポルノスター
Porunosuta
Japan 1998
98 minutes
Distribution
Rapid Eye Movies
Film print
Filmmuseum Düsseldorf
Cast
Chihara Jr., Onimaru, Rin OZAWA, Akaji MARO, 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).