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.
Blood and Bones
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Kamui
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Kamui
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Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
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Soo
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The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
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The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
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Doing Time
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All Under the Moon
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All Under the Moon
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BURNING DOG
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The Pig's Retribution
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Let Him Rest in Peace
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Doing Time
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不良少年
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Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
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Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
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MARKS
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MARKS
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Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
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The Glorious Asuka Gang!
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The Glorious Asuka Gang!
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The Night of Martial Law
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The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
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Love Story
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優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄
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Via Okinawa
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Sexual Crime
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The Lady in a Black Dress
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Dog Race
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Dog Race
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Dansen
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In the Realm of the Senses
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CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
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The Killing Game
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The Pig's Retribution
(Screenplay)
The Most Dangerous Game
(Assistant Director)
Soo
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Bastard on the Border
(Producer)
Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song
(Assistant Director)
Pro Hunter
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