Shinichiro Sawai
Directing
Biography
Shinichiro 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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Shinichiro Sawai
W's Tragedy
1984
Filmography
Production & Directing (36)
2007
5.6
2003
SeventeenWriter
6.0
2003
SeventeenDirector
6.0
2002
7.3
2002
The Story of Dan the PuppyDirector
7.3
1998
Diary of Early Winter ShowerDirector
7.7
1998
Diary of Early Winter ShowerScreenplay
7.7
1995
A Brief Message from the HeartDirector
8.0
1995
A Brief Message from the HeartScreenplay
8.0
1993
6.5
6.5
1991
Fukuzawa YukichiDirector
8.0
1988
Memories of YouDirector
6.5
1987
Lover's TimeScreenplay
7.0
1987
Lover's TimeDirector
7.0
1986
5.7
1985
Early Spring StoryDirector
6.4
1984
W's TragedyDirector
7.7
1984
W's TragedyScreenplay
7.7
1984
Mahjong HorokiScreenplay
7.0
1981
The Wild DaisyDirector
6.3
1980
The RevoltAssistant Director
7.0
1978
The Bad News Bears Go to JapanDialogue Coach
4.8
1977
Truckster of GutsScreenplay
8.0
1976
Truckster Goes to HokkaidoScreenplay
8.5
1976
Truckster Goes to HokkaidoAssistant Director
8.5
1975
The Wild TruckerScreenplay
7.7
1975
6.6
1975
青春トルコ日記 処女すべりAssistant Director
1974
Military Comfort WomanAssistant Director
7.5
1974
Zero Woman: Red HandcuffsAssistant Director
6.4
1973
Big Bad WolfAssistant Director
1973
Love Lost in TearsAssistant Director
7.0
1971
Patience Has An EndScreenplay
5.9
1970
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's DestinyAssistant Director
7.0
1970
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His LifeScreenplay
9.0