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Yôichi Sai(1949-2022)

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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Yôichi Sai was born on 6 July 1949 in Nagano, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Chi to hone (2004), Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru (1993) and Doing Time (2002). He died on 27 November 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJuly 6, 1949
DiedNovember 27, 2022(73)
BornJuly 6, 1949
DiedNovember 27, 2022(73)
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Chi to hone (2004)
Chi to hone
7.0
  • Director
  • 2004
Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru (1993)
Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru
6.6
  • Director
  • 1993
Teruyuki Kagawa and Tsutomu Yamazaki in Doing Time (2002)
Doing Time
7.1
  • Director
  • 2002
A Sign Days (1989)
A Sign Days
7.3
  • Director
  • 1989

Credits

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Director

  • Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Kamui gaiden (2009)
    Kamui gaiden
  • The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
    • (segment Dining Table)
  • Soo (2007)
    Soo
  • Chi to hone (2004)
    Chi to hone
  • Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)
    Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
  • Teruyuki Kagawa and Tsutomu Yamazaki in Doing Time (2002)
    Doing Time
  • Buta no mukui (1999)
    Buta no mukui
  • Ren Ôsugi in Inu hashiru (1998)
    Inu hashiru
  • Marks (1995)
    Marks
  • Heisei Musekinin-ikka Tokyo Deluxe
  • Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru (1993)
    Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru
  • J movie wars: Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru
  • A Sign Days (1989)
    A Sign Days
  • Miho Tsumiki in Hana no asuka gumi! (1988)
    Hana no asuka gumi!
  • Kuroi doresu no onna (1987)
    Kuroi doresu no onna

Writer

  • Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Kamui gaiden (2009)
    Kamui gaiden
  • The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
  • Soo (2007)
    Soo
  • Chi to hone (2004)
    Chi to hone
  • Teruyuki Kagawa and Tsutomu Yamazaki in Doing Time (2002)
    Doing Time
  • Buta no mukui (1999)
    Buta no mukui
  • Ren Ôsugi in Inu hashiru (1998)
    Inu hashiru
  • Marks (1995)
    Marks
  • Heisei Musekinin-ikka Tokyo Deluxe
  • Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru (1993)
    Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru
  • J movie wars: Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru
  • A Sign Days (1989)
    A Sign Days
  • Miho Tsumiki in Hana no asuka gumi! (1988)
    Hana no asuka gumi!
  • Jukkai no mosukîto (1983)
    Jukkai no mosukîto

Actor

  • Hannin ni tsugu (2007)
    Hannin ni tsugu
  • Mikako Tabe in Route 225 (2006)
    Route 225
  • Thirteen Steps (2003)
    Thirteen Steps
  • Taboo (1999)
    Taboo
  • Arashi no kisetsu
  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
    The Stairway to the Distant Past
  • Kaze wa dotchi ni fuite iru?
  • J movie wars: Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru

Personal details

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    • July 6, 1949
    • Nagano, Japan
    • November 27, 2022
    • Tokyo, Japan(bladder cancer)

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  • Trivia
    He is the most famous film director of Korean residence in Japan.

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