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.
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 was still a child when he began playing professional Shogi. He began his film career as a scriptwriter for Junji SAKAMOTO. His films have regularly been screened internationally ever since he debuted in 1998 with PORNOSTAR (1998 / NC ’00). Works of his screened at Nippon Connection include BLUE SPRING (2002 / NC ’02), THE BLOOD OF REBIRTH (2009 / NC ’10), I'M FLASH (2012 / NC ’13) and THE MIRACLE OF CRYBABY SHOTTAN (2018 / NC ’19).