Yōichi Sai
Biography
Yōichi Sai was a Korean film director born on July 6, 1949, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. He won the Best Screenplay award at the 11th Yokohama Film Festival for A Sign Days and directed the acclaimed film Chi to Hone, which earned four Japanese Academy Awards, including two for himself. Sai was also known for his work on films like The Pig's Retribution and Blood and Bones, before passing away from bladder cancer in 2022.