Quick Facts
Born:
1949-07-06
Birthplace:
Nagano, Japan
Credits:
6 Total Roles
Yōichi Sai
Directing
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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 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.
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
Taboo
Isami Kondo
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Chief of Police
All Under the Moon
Section Chief
Route 225
Self
N45゜
Bearded man
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
Self - Interviewee
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Route 225 MOVIE | Self |
| 2003 | In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film MOVIE | Self - Interviewee |
| 1999 | Taboo MOVIE | Isami Kondo |
| 1995 | The Stairway to the Distant Past MOVIE | Chief of Police |
| 1994 | N45゜ MOVIE | Bearded man |
| 1993 | All Under the Moon MOVIE | Section Chief |