Yoichi Sai

Yōichi Sai
Born(1949-07-06)6 July 1949
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Died27 November 2022(2022-11-27) (aged 73)[1][2]
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationFilm director
Korean name
Hangul
최양일
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Yang-il
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yang'il

Yōichi Sai (崔 洋一, Sai Yōichi, 6 July 1949 – 27 November 2022) was a Korean film director who worked in Japan.[3][4] He was the president of the Directors Guild of Japan.[5]

  1. ^ "OBITUARY of Sai Yoichi". 35th Tokyo International Film Festival. 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ Shimbun, Yomiuri (28 November 2022). "Film director Yoichi Sai dies of cancer at 73". The Japane News.
  3. ^ "[추모] 최양일 감독: 폭력으로 세상에 맞서다" (in Korean). 씨네 21. 8 December 2022.
  4. ^ Hartzheim, Bryan (1 June 2010). "Midnigth Eye interview: Yoichi Sai". Midnight Eye.
  5. ^ "An Interview with Sai Yōichi, President of the Directors Guild of Japan". Directors Guild of Japan. Spring 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2013.