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Toshihiro Goto (Japanese: 五藤利弘　Goto Toshihiro; 1968年 - ) is a Japanese screenwriter (Japan Writers Guild) and film director.

Toshihiro Goto is a filmmaker from the Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, born in 1968. He is a member of the Writers Guild of Japan. Goto entered independently produced films in both the 3rd and 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.”

Goto has become known for his work with upcoming young actors. In 2009, he made his debut as a filmmaker with “Monochrome Girl,” which saw the lead actor, Saki Terashima, nominated for Best Newcomer at the Tokyo Sports Film Award. In 2011, his film “White Rabbit in the Snow,” starring Nozomu Iwao and Anna Ishibashi was screened at the 3rd Okinawa International Film Festival. In 2013, he released “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], and most recently, he released “Hiroshima Piano,” a feature-length film, currently screening at cinemas throughout Japan, starring Shiro Sato and Tomu Muto.

Filmography

 * 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年） - Director and Screenwriter
 * Yume Haruka（2014） - Director and Screenwriter
 * Hanahasu: Karen（2015） - Director and Screenwriter
 * Lemmings Summer（2017年） - Director and Screenwriter
 * Utsukushisugiru Giin [Too Beautiful to be a Politician]（2019） - Director, Screenwriter, Planner, and Editor
 * Hiroshima Piano（2020） - Director, Screenwriter, and Editor

External Links and References

 * 映画「モノクロームの少女」 公式WEBサイト
 * Is.Feld　4月ワークショップ作品　「想い出はモノクローム」　監督／五藤利弘 - 略歴および作品紹介
 * 沖縄国際映画祭地域発信型プロジェクト.
 * 映画「ゆめのかよいじ」公式WEBサイト