Where to watch Shinichiro Sawai in the UK
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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.
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- Juukou B-Fighter (1995) Director
- Space Sheriff Shaider (1984) Director
- Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974) Assistant Director
- The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) Dialogue Coach
- Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998) Director
- Early Spring Story (1985) Director
- The Secret 18th Group (1996) Director
- The Revolt (1980) Assistant Director
- Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (1975) Writer
- Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth And Sea (2007) Director
- Military Comfort Woman (1974) Assistant Director
- Mahjong Horoki (1984) Screenplay
- The Story of Dan the Puppy (2002) Writer
- Truckster Goes to Hokkaido (1976) Screenplay
- W's Tragedy (1984) Director
- The Wild Trucker (1975) Screenplay
- Big Bad Wolf (1973) Assistant Director
- Truckster of Guts (1977) Screenplay
- A Brief Message from the Heart (1995) Director
- Lover's Time (1987) Screenplay
- Memories of You (1988) Director
- Fukuzawa Yukichi (1991) Director
- Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (1993) Screenplay
- The Wild Daisy (1981) Director
- Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986) Director
- Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny (1970) Assistant Director
- Love Lost in Tears (1973) Assistant Director
- Patience Has An End (1971) Screenplay
- 青春トルコ日記 処女すべり (1975) Assistant Director
- Seventeen (2003) Writer
- A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life (1970) Screenplay
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Most-watched Shinichiro Sawai films currently: Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974), The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978), Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998), Early Spring Story (1985), The Revolt (1980).
What TV shows has Shinichiro Sawai appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Juukou B-Fighter (1995), Space Sheriff Shaider (1984), The Secret 18th Group (1996).
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