Yoichi Sai
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
DirectingBirthday
July 6, 1949Deathday
November 27, 2022Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
Nagano, JapanAlso known as
최양일, 崔洋一, Choi Yang-il, Yang-il Choi, Yôichi Sai, Yohichi Sai, Yōichi Sai
Cast credits
Crew credits
Blood and Bones
Director
Kamui
Director, Screenplay
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Director
Soo
Director, Writer
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
Writer, Director
Doing Time
Director, Writer
All Under the Moon
Writer, Director
The Pig's Retribution
Director, Screenplay
Let Him Rest in Peace
Director
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
Director, Screenplay
MARKS
Screenplay, Director
The Glorious Asuka Gang!
Director, Screenplay
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
Director
Via Okinawa
Director
The Lady in a Black Dress
Director
Dansen
Director
Dog Race
Director, Writer
Sexual Crime
Director
In the Realm of the Senses
Assistant Director
The Killing Game
Assistant Director
The Most Dangerous Game
Assistant DirectorImages
