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Shinichiro Sawai
Born August 16, 1938 · Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Died September 3, 2021 · aged 83
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 …
Known For
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs · 1974Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
★ 6.41974
MovieThrillerAction
Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to prison and stripped of her badge. But very soon after, a rich politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang. Agent Zero is let out of prison with the mission of going undercover to find the politician's daughter and return her safely. Using her deadly red handcuffs, she disposes of the criminals one by one.
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan · 1978The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
★ 4.81978
MovieComedy
A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy · 1986Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
★ 5.71986
MovieDramaComedy
Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya.
Diary of Early Winter Shower · 1998Diary of Early Winter Shower
★ 7.71998
MovieRomance
Kounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that they would build a retreat in Shiguretei, but Ushio was hospitalized after a stroke a few days later, and when his wife, Takako, rushed to the hospital, she discovered their love affair, which in reality had not gone beyond kissing. Now, 20 years later, against the advice of her ikebana mentor, Tae rushes to meet Ushio at Shiguretei, only to see him clutching his chest in pain. Eventually, the design and plans for the dream retreat are seen by Tae, but she has to visit Kyoto alone... or maybe she's heading for somewhere else.
Mahjong Horoki · 1984Mahjong Horoki
★ 7.01984
MovieDrama
A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
The Wild Daisy · 1981The Wild Daisy
★ 6.31981
MovieRomance
Born in affluent families among the Japanese mountains, two close cousins fall in love and have to suffer through the social constraints of their time.
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth And Sea · 2007Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth And Sea
★ 5.62007
MovieHistoryAdventure
A look at Genghis Khan's life, from his birth to conquests in Asia.
Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” · 1993Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”
★ 6.51993
MovieDrama
A dying pianist composes one final song for his childhood friend.
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Big Bad Wolf · 1973Big Bad Wolf
1973
Movie
1973 Toei film.
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