is a Japanese film director.
Career
Born in
Fujishima, Yamagata (now part of the city of
Tsuruoka
is a Cities of Japan, city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 125,389 in 49,024 households, and a population density of 95.74 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Tsuruoka is the biggest city in ...
), Togashi attended
Rikkyō 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 Sōmai.
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 Sōmai.
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
The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...
.
Filmography
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Off-Balance'' (2001)
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Sorry'' (2002)
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Tetsujin 28: The Movie'' (2005)
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The Angel's Egg'' (2006)
References
External links
*
1960 births
Japanese film directors
Living people
Rikkyo University alumni
People from Tsuruoka
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