Yōichi Sai
Directing
Born 1949-07-06
Died 2022-11-27
Nagano, Japan
39 credits
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Yōichi Sai (born 6 July 1949 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan) was a Japanese film director. His mother is Japanese, His father is zainichi Korean.
His 2004 film Chi to hone won four Japanese Academy Awards, including two for Sai himself, for Best Director and Best Screenplay. He had previously received two nominations in the same categories for Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru. In 1999 he shot Buta no mukui (The Pig's Retribution), a film set in the lavish natural scenery of Okinawa, inspired by the 1996 Akutagawa Prize-winning eponymous novel by Eiki Matayoshi. The film won the Don Quixote prize at Locarno International Film Festival in 1999.
He won the award for Best Screenplay at the 11th Yokohama Film Festival for A Sign Days.
As an actor, he appeared in Nagisa Oshima's 1999 film Taboo. He is the current president of the Directors Guild of Japan.
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Filmography
Directing
33 credits
In the Realm of the Senses
Pro Hunter
Burning Dog
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
The Night of Martial Law
Blood and Bones
Kamui
MARKS
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
The Glorious Asuka Gang!
Let Him Rest in Peace
All Under the Moon
Doing Time
The Killing Game
The Most Dangerous Game
The Lady in a Black Dress
Sexual Crime
Soo
Via Okinawa
No Grave for Us
Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song
不良少年
Dog Race
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
Dansen
Love Story
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
The Pig's Retribution
優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄
Kokuhatsu Zainichi kankokujin seijihan report
Empire of Passion: On the Set
Acting
4 credits
Other credits
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Producing
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