Kiyoshi Sasabe

Directing·Jan 8, 1958·Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

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Kiyoshi Sasabe (佐々部清) (January 8, 1958 – March 31, 2020) was a Japanese film director. Born in Shimonoseki, Sasabe graduated from Meiji University before attending the Yokohama Hōsō Eiga Senmon Gakuin (now the Japan Academy of Moving Images). He worked as an assistant director to Yōichi Sai, Seiji Izumi, and Yasuo Furuhata before debuting as a director in 2002 with Hi wa mata noboru. He received the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for Chirusoku no natsu in 2003. His Half a Confession won the best picture award at the 28th Japan Academy Prize. He also directed TV movies.

Film	Credit
Aimitagai2024 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Love and the Grand Tug-of-war2020 · Director	Director
Dream Stage2019 · Director	Director
This Old Road -KONOMICHI-2019 · Director	Director
Yaeko's Hum2016 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Sowing Traveller 32016 · Director	Director
Gunjōiro no, tōrimichi2015 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Three Sisters2014 · Director	Director
Tokyo Refugees2014 · Director	Director
波の塔2012 · Director	Director
My SO Has Got Depression2011 · Director	Director
The Legacy of the Sun2011 · Director	Director
Dear My Cosmo2008 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Kekkon shiyou yo2008 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Yunagi City, Sakura Country2007 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Sea Without Exit2006 · Director	Director
Curtain Call2005 · Director	Director
Miracle in Four Days2005 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Stars Converge2004 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Half a Confession2004 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS2002 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay