About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1949-07-06
Place of birth:
Nagano, Japan
Website:
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Yoichi Sai

Overview

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.   

Known for

Acting
2006 Route 225 Actor 59
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2003 In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film Actor Interviewee N/A
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1999 Taboo Actor Isami Kondo 60
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1995 The Stairway to the Distant Past Actor Chief of Police 59
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1994 N45゜ Actor Bearded man N/A
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1993 All Under the Moon Actor Section Chief 59
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Directing
2022 CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ Directing Director N/A
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2022 優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄 Directing Director N/A
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2009 Kamui Directing Director 59
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2008 The Short Films Everyone started out as a child Directing Director N/A
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2007 Soo Directing Director 59
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2004 Blood and Bones Directing Director 59
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2004 Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog Directing Director 59
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2002 Doing Time Directing Director 58
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1999 The Pig's Retribution Directing Director 59
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1998 Dog Race Directing Director N/A
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1995 MARKS Directing Director 58
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1995 Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe Directing Director N/A
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1993 All Under the Moon Directing Director 59
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1991 BURNING DOG Directing Director N/A
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1989 Via Okinawa Directing Director 59
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1988 The Glorious Asuka Gang! Directing Director 59
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1987 The Lady in a Black Dress Directing Director 58
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1986 Love Story Directing Director N/A
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1985 Let Him Rest in Peace Directing Director 59
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1984 Someday, Someone Will Be Killed Directing Director N/A
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1983 Dansen Directing Director N/A
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1983 Sexual Crime Directing Director N/A
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1983 The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor Directing Director 59
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1980 The Night of Martial Law Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1980 不良少年 Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1978 The Killing Game Directing Assistant Director 59
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1978 The Most Dangerous Game Directing Assistant Director 59
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1976 In the Realm of the Senses Directing Assistant Director 62
Fair

Writing
2009 Kamui Writing Screenplay 59
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2007 Soo Writing Writer 59
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2002 Doing Time Writing Writer 58
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1999 The Pig's Retribution Writing Screenplay 59
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1998 Dog Race Writing Writer N/A
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1995 MARKS Writing Screenplay 58
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1995 Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe Writing Screenplay N/A
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1993 All Under the Moon Writing Writer 59
Average
1988 The Glorious Asuka Gang! Writing Screenplay 59
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1983 The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
1976 Bastard on the Border Production Producer N/A
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