Biography
Yoichi 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 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.
Filmography
all 32
Movies 31
Director 26
self 1
TV Shows 1
Kamui (2009)
Soo (2007)
Route 225 (2006)
Blood and Bones (2004)
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film (2003)
Doing Time (2002)
Taboo (1999)
1999 Nagisa Ohshima: Live with Movies (1999)
The Pig's Retribution (1999)
Dog Race (1998)
MARKS (1995)
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe (1995)
N45゜ (1994)
All Under the Moon (1993)
BURNING DOG (1991)
Via Okinawa (1989)
The Glorious Asuka Gang! (1988)
The Lady in a Black Dress (1987)
Love Story (1986)
Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed (1984)
Dansen (1983)
Sexual Crime (1983)
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor (1983)
Pro Hunter (1981)
The Night of Martial Law (1980)
不良少年 (1980)
The Killing Game (1978)
The Most Dangerous Game (1978)
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1949-07-06
Deathday2022-11-27 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceNagano, Nagano, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As최양일, 崔洋一, Choi Yang-il, Yang-il Choi, Yôichi Sai, Yohichi Sai, Yōichi Sai
AwardsNikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director, Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
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