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Yōichi Sai
Writer 1949 - 2022

Yōichi Sai

Nagano, Japan

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... Read full bio →

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Kamui gaiden

Kamui gaiden

Yōichi Sai 2009 1h 55m 6.8

A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.

Chi to hone

Chi to hone

Yōichi Sai 2004 2h 24m

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.

Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru

Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru

Yōichi Sai 1993 1h 49m

Story of everyday life and romance of a taxi driver who is a Korean resident in Japan.

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