Directing
Yōichi Sai
- Titles
- 37movies1TV 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
64/100
- Highest rated
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.5average 3.3
- Violence6.3average 4.3
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Catharsis6.2average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Showbiz0.1, average 1.2
- Coming of Age2.0, average 2.9
- Situational Comedy1.8, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Social Commentary 3
- Historical Drama 2
- Character Study 2
- Social Observation 2
- Psychological Depth 2
- Bleak Atmosphere 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTakeshi HamadaCinematographerBlood and Bones, The Lady in a Black Dress, Doing Time, The Glorious Asuka Gang!, MARKS, +3 more
- WWishing ChongWriterBlood and Bones, Burning Dog, All Under the Moon, Dog Race, Doing Time, +2 more
Kenichi EndoActorAll Under the Moon, Dog Race, Doing Time, MARKS- YYoshiyuki OkuharaEditorBlood and Bones, All Under the Moon, MARKS, Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
- SShōichi MaruyamaWriterQuill: The Life of a Guide Dog, Dog Race, MARKS, Let Him Rest in Peace
Goro KishitaniActorAll Under the Moon, Dog Race, Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
Masato FuruoyaActorAll Under the Moon, MARKS, Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
Takeshi KitanoActorTaboo, Blood and Bones, The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
Teruyuki KagawaActorQuill: The Life of a Guide Dog, Dog Race, Doing Time
Moeko EzawaActorAll Under the Moon, Dog Race, Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe- IIsao KawaseEditorQuill: The Life of a Guide Dog, Kamui, Doing Time
Shigeru UmebayashiComposerLet Him Rest in Peace, Dansen, Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
Movies and TV shows
92000s
3 titles · average score 66
57
Soo (2007)
Writer, Director
69
Blood and Bones (2004)
Screenplay, Director
1990s
2 titles · average score 67
The Pig's Retribution (1999)
Director, Screenplay
67
All Under the Moon (1993)
as Section Chief
1980s
2 titles
Via Okinawa (1989)
Director
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor (1983)
Director, Writer
1970s
2 titles · average score 74
Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song (1977)
Assistant Director
74
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Assistant Director