Directing
Yoichi Sai
- Titles
- 35movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2022, with a break from 2010 to 2021, busiest in 1983 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 24titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Love Story74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence7.0average 4.3
- Crime6.1average 3.7
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.4, average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism3.5, average 5.2
- Satire & Parody1.1, average 2.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Historical Drama 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Bleak Atmosphere 2
- Psychological Depth 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTakeshi HamadaCinematographerBlood and Bones, Doing Time, The Lady in a Black Dress, MARKS, Let Him Rest in Peace, +3 more
- WWishing ChongWriterBurning Dog, Doing Time, All Under the Moon, Dog Race, Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe, +1 more
Kenichi EndoActorDoing Time, MARKS, All Under the Moon, Dog Race- SShōichi MaruyamaWriterQuill: The Life of a Guide Dog, MARKS, Let Him Rest in Peace, Dog Race
- YYoshiyuki OkuharaEditorBlood and Bones, MARKS, All Under the Moon, Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
Goro KishitaniActorAll Under the Moon, Dog Race, Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
Takeshi KitanoActorTaboo, Blood and Bones, The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
Teruyuki KagawaActorQuill: The Life of a Guide Dog, Doing Time, Dog Race
Shigeru UmebayashiComposerLet Him Rest in Peace, Dansen, Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
Kei SatōActorTaboo, Let Him Rest in Peace
Masato FuruoyaActorMARKS, All Under the Moon
Noboru MitaniActorDansen, Sexual Crime
Movies and TV shows
352020s
2 titles
2000s
7 titles · average score 64
58
Kamui (2009)
Director, Screenplay
63
Soo (2007)
Writer, Director
68
Blood and Bones (2004)
Director
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film (2003)
as Interviewee
63
Doing Time (2002)
Writer, Director
1990s
9 titles · average score 65
66
Taboo (1999)
as Isami Kondo
The Pig's Retribution (1999)
Director, Screenplay
Dog Race (1998)
Writer, Director
MARKS (1995)
Screenplay, Director
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe (1995)
Screenplay, Director
69
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
as Chief of Police
N45゜ (1994)
as Bearded man
62
All Under the Moon (1993)
as Section Chief
Burning Dog (1991)
Director
1980s
11 titles · average score 74
Via Okinawa (1989)
Director
The Glorious Asuka Gang! (1988)
Screenplay, Director
The Lady in a Black Dress (1987)
Director
74
Love Story (1986)
Director
Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)
Director
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor (1983)
Director, Writer
Dansen (1983)
Director
Sexual Crime (1983)
Director
不良少年 (1980)
Assistant Director
The Night of Martial Law (1980)
Assistant Director
1970s
6 titles · average score 65
No Grave for Us (1979)
Assistant Director
63
The Most Dangerous Game (1978)
Assistant Director
68
The Killing Game (1978)
Assistant Director
Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song (1977)
Assistant Director
66
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Assistant Director
Bastard on the Border (1976)
Producer