6.6
Movie
Directing
Yōichi Sai
- Born
- Died
- (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Nagano, Japan
- Credits
- 39 titles
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 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.
Signature work
Known For
6.6
Movie
6.6
Movie
Taboo
6.6
Movie
Blood and Bones
6.1
Movie
Kamui
7.1
Movie
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
6.5
Movie
Soo
6.3
Movie
The Most Dangerous Game
5.6
Movie
Doing Time
7.5
Movie
The Killing Game
7.2
Movie
The Stairway to the Distant Past
6.2
Movie
No Grave for Us
6.9
Movie
All Under the Moon
6.6
Movie
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
5.6
Movie
The Pig's Retribution
6.0
Movie
MARKS
7.0
Movie
Via Okinawa
6.5
Movie
The Lady in a Black Dress
5.5
Movie
Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song
Acting credits 7
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Empire of Passion: On the Set Film | Self (Assistant Director for "Empire of Passion") |
| 2006 | Route 225 Film | |
| 2003 | In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film Film | Self - Interviewee |
| 1999 | Taboo Film | Isami Kondo |
| 1995 | The Stairway to the Distant Past Film | Chief of Police |
| 1994 | N45゜ Film | Bearded man |
| 1993 | All Under the Moon Film | Section Chief |
Crew credits 33
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄 Film | Director |
| 2022 | CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ Film | Director |
| 2009 | Kamui Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2008 | The Short Films: We Were All Once Children Film | Director |
| 2007 | Soo Film | Director, Writer |
| 2004 | Blood and Bones Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2004 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog Film | Director |
| 2002 | Doing Time Film | Director, Writer |
| 1999 | The Pig's Retribution Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1998 | Dog Race Film | Director, Writer |
| 1995 | MARKS Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1995 | Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1993 | All Under the Moon Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1991 | Burning Dog Film | Director |
| 1989 | Via Okinawa Film | Director |
| 1988 | The Glorious Asuka Gang! Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1987 | The Lady in a Black Dress Film | Director |
| 1986 | Love Story Film | Director |
| 1985 | Let Him Rest in Peace Film | Director |
| 1984 | Someday, Someone Will Be Killed Film | Director |
| 1983 | Dansen Film | Director |
| 1983 | Sexual Crime Film | Director |
| 1983 | The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor Film | Director, Writer |
| 1981 | Pro Hunter TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1980 | The Night of Martial Law Film | Assistant Director |
| 1980 | 不良少年 Film | Assistant Director |
| 1979 | No Grave for Us Film | Assistant Director |
| 1978 | The Killing Game Film | Assistant Director |
| 1978 | The Most Dangerous Game Film | Assistant Director |
| 1977 | Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song Film | Assistant Director |
| 1976 | Bastard on the Border Film | Producer |
| 1976 | In the Realm of the Senses Film | Assistant Director |
| 1975 | Kokuhatsu Zainichi kankokujin seijihan report Film | First Assistant Director |