Yoichi Sai, a film director known for his realistic depictions of the stories of Koreans living in Japan in the 1993 film “All Under the Moon” has died. He was 73. He died of bladder cancer.
Sai was born in the Japanese prefecture of Nagano and began his career as a television director in the 1970s. His break came with the 1993 film “All Under the Moon,” which told the story of a group of Korean immigrants living in Japan.
Sai’s other films include “Blood and Bones” (2004) (A movie starring Takeshi Kitano), about a Korean man who is forced to work in a Japanese mine, and “The Woodsman and the Rain” (2012), about a man who helps a woman stranded in a forest.
Sai won several awards for his work, including the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Director for “All Under the Moon.”
Introduction
Yoichi Sai is known for his realistic depictions of the stories of Koreans living in Japan. He made his debut as a film director with ‘Jukkai no mosukiito (The mosquito on the 10th floor)’ which was well received. He also directed films such as Blood and Bones, Marks, Doing Time, Quill, Soo, and Kamui Gaiden. As an Okinawa native, he has a special affinity for working in Okinawa and his All Under the Moon (Tsuki wa Dotchi ni Dete Iru) won the Special Jury Prize at the 1993 Yokohama Film Festival.
Biography
He was born in Nagano prefecture in 1949 and has won a Japan Academy Film Prize for his work on the film “Blood and Bones.” He also served as president of the Directors Guild of Japan.
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Filmography
His filmography includes Blood and Bones, Doing Time, Quill, Soo, and Kamui. He has a special affinity for working in Okinawa, having shot four films there, and his All Under the Moon won the Grand Prix at the 1993 Tokyo International Film Festival. Inspired by the 1996 akutagawa prize-winning eponymous novel of the same name by Eiki Matayoshi, he shot the movie Pig’s Reward, set in the rich nature of Okinawa. The film won the Don Quixote Award at the locarno international film festival in 1999.
Awards and nominations
Yoichi Sai is a person who has won numerous awards. the Film “Blood and Bone” won 4 Japan Academy Awards in 2004. He had previously received two other Academy Awards for his work on the film All Under the Moon.
Personal life
Yoichi Sai is a Japanese film director. He was born in 1949 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. His mother is Japanese and his father is Korean. He is best known for his work on films like All Under the Moon (1993) and The Short Films: We Were All Once Children (1997).