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Born in Kyoto, Toyoda moved to Tokyo in his teens and began studying under the pioneering film director Eizō Tanaka. He joined Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1924 and worked as an assistant director under Yasujirō Shimazu. He debuted as a director in 1929 and moved to the independent Tokyo Hassei studio in 1935, where he scored a hit with Young People and gained a reputation for directing literary adaptations with a humanistic touch. After a slump during World War II, he became one of the top directors at Toho (into which Tokyo Hassei had merged during the war), famed for his adaptations of literary works by such giants as Yasunari Kawabata, Kafū Nagai, Naoya Shiga, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Masuji Ibuse, and Ango Sakaguchi. He was particularly known for portraying weak men and strong women with a humorous touch, such as in films like Meoto zenzai (1955). His career continued until the 1970s.
Film director
He was the main director for over 65 films:
(彩られる唇 Irodorareru kuchibiru) (1929)
(都会を泳ぐ女 Tokai o oyogu onna) (1929)
(友愛結婚 Yūai kekkon) (1930)
(心驕れる女 Kokoro ogoreru onna) (1930)
愛よ人類と共にあれ 前篇 日本篇 (1931)
隣の八重ちゃん (1934)
私の兄さん (1934)
三人の女性 (1935)
春琴抄 お琴と佐助 (1935)
東京−大阪特ダネ往来 (1936)
大番頭小番頭 (1936)
蒲田 大船スタジオの春 (1936)
港は浮気風 (1937)
オヤケアカハチ (1937)
Young People (若い人 Wakai hito) (1937)
十字砲火 (1937)
Crybaby Apprentice (泣蟲小僧 Nakimushi kozo) (1938)
(冬の宿 Fuyu no yado) (1938)
Nightingale (1938 film) (鶯 Uguisu) (1938)
奥村五百子 (1940)
(小島の春 Kojima no haru) (1940)
(大日向村 Ōhinata-mura) (1940)
わが愛の記 (1941)
(若き姿 Wakaki sugata) (1943)
檜舞台 (1946)
Four Love Stories (四つの恋の物語 第一話 初恋 Yottsu no koi no monogatari) (1947)
わが愛は山の彼方に (1948)
白鳥は悲しからずや (1949)
(女の四季 Onna no shiki) (1950)
(えりことともに 第一部 Eriko to tomo-ni part 1) (1951)
(えりことともに 第二部 Eriko to tomo-ni part 2) (1951)
(せきれいの曲 Sekirei no kyoku) (1951)
風ふたゝび (1952)
(春の囁き Haru no sasayaki) (1952)
The Mistress (1953 film) (雁 Gan) (1953)
(或る女 Aru onna) (1954)
Love Never Fails (1955 film) aka The Grass Whistle (麦笛 Mugibue) (1955)
(夫婦善哉 Meoto zenzai) (1955)
The Legend of the White Serpent (1956 film) (白夫人の妖恋 Byaku fujin no yoren) (1956)
A Cat, Two Women, and One Man (猫と庄造と二人のをんな Neko to shozo to futari no onna) (1956)
