Yōichi Sai
Known for
Directing
Born
July 6, 1949
Birthplace
Nagano, Japan
Died
November 27, 2022 (aged 73)
Biography
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 Yokoha...
Best known work
In the Realm of the Senses
1976
Taboo
1999
Blood and Bones
2004
Kamui
2009
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
2004
Soo
2007
The Most Dangerous Game
1978
Doing Time
2002
The Killing Game
1978
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995Filmography
TBA
Empire of Passion: On the Setas Self (Assistant Director for "Empire of Passion")
2022
優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄Director
2022
2009
KamuiDirector, Screenplay
2008
2007
SooDirector, Writer
2006
2004
Blood and BonesDirector, Screenplay
2004
Quill: The Life of a Guide DogDirector
2003
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Filmas Self - Interviewee
2002
Doing TimeDirector, Writer
1999
Tabooas Isami Kondo
1999
The Pig's RetributionDirector, Screenplay
1998
Dog RaceDirector, Writer
1995
MARKSScreenplay, Director
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Pastas Chief of Police
1995
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de LuxeDirector, Screenplay
1994
N45゜as Bearded man
1993
All Under the Moonas Section Chief, Director, Screenplay
1991
Burning DogDirector
1989
Via OkinawaDirector
1988
The Glorious Asuka Gang!Director, Screenplay
1987
The Lady in a Black DressDirector
1986
Love StoryDirector
1985
Let Him Rest in PeaceDirector