Shinichiro Sawai
Directing·Aug 16, 1938·Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetShinichiro Sawai (1938–2021) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for The Tragedy of “W” (1984), Early Spring Story (1985), Maison Ikkoku (1986), Lovers’ Time (1987), Bloom in the Moonlight (1993), and Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007). He began his career at Toei in 1961 as an assistant director, working under Masahiro Makino, before making his directorial debut with The Wild Daisy (1981). Sawai received the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award and the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth And Sea2007 · Director | Director |
 Seventeen2003 · Writer, Director | Writer, Director |
 The Story of Dan the Puppy2002 · Writer, Director | Writer, Director |
 Diary of Early Winter Shower1998 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 A Brief Message from the Heart1995 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”1993 · Screenplay, Director | Screenplay, Director |
 Fukuzawa Yukichi1991 · Director | Director |
 Memories of You1988 · Director | Director |
 Lover's Time1987 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy1986 · Director | Director |
 Early Spring Story1985 · Director | Director |
 W's Tragedy1984 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 The Wild Daisy1981 · Director | Director |