Yōichi Sai
Directing
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.
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Chief of Police
Age 45 (now 73)
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
Director
Age 72 (now 73)
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
Director
Age 59 (now 73)
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
as Self - Interviewee
Age 53 (now 73)
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Chief of Police
Age 45 (now 73)
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
Screenplay
Age 45 (now 73) Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
Director
Age 45 (now 73)
Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song
Assistant Director
Age 28 (now 73)
Kokuhatsu Zainichi kankokujin seijihan report
First Assistant Director
Age 26 (now 73)Empire of Passion: On the Set
as Self (Assistant Director for "Empire of Passion")
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Also Known As
Choi Yang-il, Yang-il Choi, Yôichi Sai, Yohichi Sai, Yōichi Sai, 崔 洋一
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