Yōichi Sai

Yōichi Sai

DirectorWriterActorDirectingProducer Jul 6 (died age 73) Nagano, Japan 1975–2022 (47 year career)

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Biography

Yōichi Sai (born 6 July 1949 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is 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…

Known For

In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses

Assistant Director

Taboo

Taboo

Isami Kondo

Blood and Bones

Blood and Bones

Director

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Director

Kamui

Kamui

Director

Soo

Soo

Director

The Killing Game

The Killing Game

Assistant Director

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

Assistant Director

Filmography

Acting (6)

Movies (6)

Route 225

Route 225

In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

as Interviewee

Taboo

Taboo

as Isami Kondo

The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

as Chief of Police

N45゜

as Bearded man

All Under the Moon

All Under the Moon

as Section Chief

Crew (43)

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Movies (42)

CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

Director

優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄

優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄

Director

Kamui

Kamui

Director

Kamui

Kamui

Screenplay

The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

Director

Soo

Soo

Director

Soo

Soo

Writer

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Director

Blood and Bones

Blood and Bones

Director

Doing Time

Doing Time

Director

Doing Time

Doing Time

Writer

The Pig's Retribution

The Pig's Retribution

Director

The Pig's Retribution

The Pig's Retribution

Screenplay

Dog Race

Dog Race

Director

Dog Race

Dog Race

Writer

MARKS

MARKS

Director

MARKS

MARKS

Screenplay

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

Director

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

Screenplay

All Under the Moon

All Under the Moon

Director

All Under the Moon

All Under the Moon

Writer

Burning Dog

Burning Dog

Director

Via Okinawa

Via Okinawa

Director

The Glorious Asuka Gang!

The Glorious Asuka Gang!

Director

The Glorious Asuka Gang!

The Glorious Asuka Gang!

Screenplay

The Lady in a Black Dress

The Lady in a Black Dress

Director

Love Story

Love Story

Director

Let Him Rest in Peace

Let Him Rest in Peace

Director

Someday, Someone Will Be Killed

Someday, Someone Will Be Killed

Director

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

Director

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

Writer

Sexual Crime

Sexual Crime

Director

Dansen

Dansen

Director

不良少年

不良少年

Assistant Director

The Night of Martial Law

The Night of Martial Law

Assistant Director

No Grave for Us

No Grave for Us

Assistant Director

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

Assistant Director

The Killing Game

The Killing Game

Assistant Director

Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song

Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song

Assistant Director

In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses

Assistant Director

Bastard on the Border

Bastard on the Border

Producer

Kokuhatsu Zainichi kankokujin seijihan report

First Assistant Director

Television (1)

Pro Hunter

Pro Hunter

Director