Toshihiro Goto (director)
Toshihiro Goto (Japanese: 五藤利弘 Goto Toshihiro; 1968年 - ) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director.
Toshihiro Goto is a film director from the Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture. He was born in 1968 and is a member of the Writers Guild of Japan. Goto entered independently produced films in both the 3rd and the 4th Japan Indies Film Festivals. He has also played an active role in planning, making, directing, producing, and script writing for numerous TV programs, including Nippon TV's News Every, Kyou no Dekigoto, and NNN Document, Fuji TV's NONFIX and The Nonfiction.[1][2]
Goto has become known for his work with upcoming young actors. In 2009, he made his debut as a filmmaker with Monochrome Girl [3]. The lead actor, Saki Terashima, was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Tokyo Sports Film Award. In 2011, his film White Rabbit in Snow, which starred Nozomu Iwao and Anna Ishibashi was shown at the 3rd Okinawa International Film Festival. In 2013, he released the film Yume no Kayoji [Path of Dreams], starring Anna Ishibashi and Seika Taketomi. In 2014, he released Hanahasu: Karen, starring Takahiro Miura and Mayu Kitaki, and Yume Haruka, starring Miyu Yoshimoto. In 2017, his film Lemmings Summer won an Audience Award at the Hakodate Harbor Illumination Film Festival. In 2019, he released the mockumentary film Utsukushisugiru Giin [Too Beautiful to be a Politician][4][5][6][7]. In 2020, he released the film Hiroshima Piano,[8][9][10][11][12][13]a feature-length film, starring Shiro Sato and Tomu Muto[14][15], based on his novel Okasan no Hibaku Piano[16].
Life and career[edit]
Goto resides in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture. Upon graduating from Nagaoka Koryo High School in Niigata Prefecture, he entered university. He created his first film, an Indies film, while he was still a student, taking charge of production, screenwriting, directing, and screening. He has since gone on to release film after film.[2]
In 2008, Goto chose his home region, Chūetsu in Niigata Prefecture, as the stage for his feature-length film Monochrome Girl. He carried out the planning, screenwriting and directing for this film, and screenwriting. Akiko Ashizawa, known for her work with the Akira Kurosawa on films such as Loft and Retribution, was responsible for cinematography.[17]
In 2010, Goto returned to his home region to film Yume no Kayoji [Path of Dreams]. Shot mainly in the Tochiomachi district of Nagaoka by the cinematographer, Akiko Ashizawa, the film starred Anna Ishibashi and Seika Taketomi.[18]
In 2011, Goto's film White Rabbit in Snow, starring the Japanese comedian Nozomu Iwao and Anna Ishibashi featured at the 3rd Okinawa International Film Festival, which was held from March 18 to March 27.[19][20][21]
In 2020, Goto's film Hiroshima Piano screened at the Hiroshima International Film Festival. Set in Hiroshima 75 years after the atomic bomb ripped through the city, the story follows Nanako, played by Tomu Muto (AKB48), as she searches to understand her family's roots in Hiroshima, her grandmother's past, the atomic blast, and the significance of Hiroshima pianos.[22][23][24] The film, which is available with English subtitles[25], arguably marks a turning point in Goto's filmmaking career as he reaches out to audiences worldwide.[26] On March 21, 2021, Hiroshima Piano won a Japanese Reconstruction Film Award for in recognition of its depiction of life after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. [27]
Filmography[edit]
- Seibi Shojo Figure Den（2006） - Director and Screenwriter
- Monochrome Girl（2009） - Director and Screenwriter
- White Rabbit in Snow（2011） - Director and Screenwriter
- Shoro no Futari（2011）- Director
- Yume no Kayoji [Path of Dreams]（2012） - Director and Screenwriter
- Vermeer no Yutsu（2012） - Director and Screenwriter
- Jyofuku no Koi（2012）- Director
- Bouquet（2013）- Director
- Shonen H Series: Starting Over（2013） - Director and Screenwriter
- Shonen H Series Ai-koso wa Subete（2014） - Director and Screenwriter
- Yume Haruka（2014） - Director and Screenwriter
- Hanahasu: Karen（2015） - Director and Screenwriter
- Lemmings Summer（2017） - Director and Screenwriter
- Utsukushisugiru Giin [Too Beautiful to be a Politician]（2019） - Director, Screenwriter, Planner, and Editor
- Hiroshima Piano（2020） - Director, Screenwriter, and Editor
References[edit]
- ↑ "【五藤利弘監督ワークショップ】おかあさんの被爆ピアノ". 広島国際映画祭 | HIFF (in 日本語). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "映画監督からの直接演技指導 「五藤利弘監督による演技ワークショップ１１月開催」｜シネマプランナーズ". cinepu.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ McLean, John (2021). 日本映画・映画祭日英用語集: Japanese Films & Festivals: Bilingual Glossary. Tokyo: デザインエッグ社. p. 19. ISBN 978-4815025748. Search this book on
- ↑ "転勤で各地へ 視野広がる＝俳優・青柳尊哉さん". Mainichi Daily News (in 日本語). 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "「レッテルを貼られた人の物語」、『美しすぎる議員』 青柳尊哉インタビュー（上） | アイデアニュース". ideanews.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ ジョルダン. "川村ゆきえ、青柳尊哉ら登壇『美しすぎる議員』初日舞台挨拶". 映画の時間ニュース (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "美しすぎる議員｜MOVIE WALKER PRESS". MOVIE WALKER PRESS (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "映画「おかあさんの被爆ピアノ」 音色で原爆伝えたい 「若い人に見てほしい」 ８月７日公開 ／山形". Mainichi Daily News (in 日本語). 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "弾いて原爆を実感 映画「おかあさんの被爆ピアノ」主演の武藤十夢 ：中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "平和の音色、伝えたい 映画「おかあさんの被爆ピアノ」 武藤十夢 ７５年 祖母、母の思い継ぐ：東京新聞 TOKYO Web". 東京新聞 TOKYO Web (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "『おかあさんの被爆ピアノ』実験的肌触りの社会派映画：山陽新聞デジタル｜さんデジ". 山陽新聞デジタル｜さんデジ (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "「おかあさんの被爆ピアノ」のモデル、聴く人の心に平和の種をまく（中国新聞デジタル）". Yahoo!ニュース (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "被爆ピアノ平和への調べ １１月５日、コンサートと映画：中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Guests | 広島国際映画祭 | HIFF" (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "【五藤利弘監督ワークショップ】おかあさんの被爆ピアノ". 広島国際映画祭 | HIFF (in 日本語). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ 五藤, 敏弘 (2020). おかあさんの被爆ピアノ. 東京: 講談社. ISBN 978-4065202869. Search this book on
- ↑ TSUTAYA (2021-04-09). "モノクロームの少女". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 五藤利弘 (2014-03-05), ゆめのかよいじ (in Japanese), ポニーキャニオン, retrieved 2021-04-19CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "雪の中のしろうさぎ". 地域発信型映画. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "Wed, 23 March | OKINAWA INTERNATIONAL MOVIE FESTIVAL". 2011.oimf.jp. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "White rabbit in the snow（Tokamachi City, Niigata） | Screening Works | OKINAWA INTERNATIONAL MOVIE FESTIVAL". 2011.oimf.jp. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "被爆ピアノ平和への調べ １１月５日、コンサートと映画：中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ "広島原爆の「被爆ピアノ」の物語。大杉漣さんの想いを佐野史郎さんが継いでついに公開！（webマガジン mi-mollet）". Yahoo!ニュース (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ "映画「おかあさんの被爆ピアノ」 音色で原爆伝えたい 「若い人に見てほしい」 ８月７日公開 ／山形". Mainichi Daily News (in 日本語). 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ 中国新聞デジタル. "国際映画祭、学生が字幕 安田女子大で通訳学ぶ30人、「プロの仕事」へ意識高める". 中国新聞デジタル. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "「おかあさんの被爆ピアノ」のモデル、聴く人の心に平和の種をまく（中国新聞デジタル）". Yahoo!ニュース (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "日本映画復興賞". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
External links[edit]
- Film: Monochrome Girl (Official Website)
- Hiroshima International Film Festival (Official Website)
- Hiroshima International Film Festival: Workshop by Director Toshihiro Goto
- Okinawa International Film/Movie Festival
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