Toshiaki TOYODA 豊田利晃

9 Souls

Nippon Cinema   ª 

By chance, a convict discovers a hole in the prison floor, which turns out to be a passage to freedom! Nine of the prisoners succeed in their breakout. Gradually, their dark past catches up with their wild hopes and new goals.

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9 Souls (NC 2004)

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).




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