Career

Born in Fujishima, Yamagata

Fujishima, Yamagata

was a town located in Higashitagawa District, Yamagata, Japan.On October 1, 2005, Fujishima was merged into the expanded city of Tsuruoka, along with the towns of Haguro and Kushibiki, the village of Asahi, all from Higashitagawa District, and the town of Atsumi, from Nishitagawa District, and no...

, Togashi attended Rikkyō University

Rikkyo University

, also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, based on Christian precepts, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. There is a suburban campus in Niiza in nearby Saitama.It is known for its liberal climate symbolized by the motto -History:...

, where he was inspired by the lectures on cinema by the critic Shigehiko Hasumi

Shigehiko Hasumi

is a male film critic and one of the most popular professional academic researchers on French literature in Japan. He is also the former president of the University of Tokyo, and is still continuing his critical activities after his retirement.- Family :Hasumi's father Shigeyasu was a professor at...

. 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

Shinji Sōmai

was a Japanese film director. He directed 13 films between 1980 and 2000. His film Ohikkoshi was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Tonda kappuru * Sērā-fuku to kikanjū...

. Assisting on such films as Typhoon Club

Typhoon Club (film)

is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Shinji Sōmai.-Cast:*Yuichi Mikami as Kyoichi Mikami*Youki Kudoh as Rie Takami*Tomokazu Miura as Teacher Umemiya*Yuka Onishi as Michiko Omachi*Yuriko Fuchizaki as Midori Morisaki*Shingo Tsurumi...

(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

Off-Balance

-Awards:23rd Yokohama Film Festival*Won: Best New Director - Shin Togashi*10th Best Film...

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He won the award for best New Director at the 23rd Yokohama Film Festival

Yokohama Film Festival

The is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...

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Filmography

• Off-Balance
  Off-Balance
  -Awards:23rd Yokohama Film Festival*Won: Best New Director - Shin Togashi*10th Best Film...
  
  (2000)
• Sorry
  Sorry (film)
  Sorry aka Gomen is a 2002 Japanese film by director Shin Togashi. It is a coming of age drama about the confusion of first love set in Kyoto and Osaka, Japan...
  
  (2002)
• Tetsujin 28: The Movie
  Tetsujin 28-go
  is a 1956 manga written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who also created Giant Robo. The series centred on the adventures of a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who controlled a giant robot named Tetsujin 28, built by his late father....
  
  (2005)
• The Angel's Egg
  The Angel's Egg
  is a 2006 Japanese film directed by Shin Togashi and based on a novel by Yuka Murayama....
  
  (2006)