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{{Nihongo|'''Shinichiro Sawai'''|澤井 信一郎|Sawai Shin'ichirō|born August 16, 1938}} is a Japanese [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].


{{Nihongo|'''Shinichiro Sawai'''|澤井 信一郎|Sawai Shin'ichirō|16 August 1938 – 3 September 2021}}<ref>[https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210906/k10013246331000.html 映画「Wの悲劇」監督 澤井信一郎さんが死去 83歳] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
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==Career==

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Born in [[Hamamatsu]], Sawai studied German at [[Tokyo University of Foreign Studies]].<ref name=Hamamatsu>{{cite web|title=Guests|url=http://www.hamamatsu-eigasai.com/2009/guest.html|work=Dai 8-kai Hamamatsu Eigasai 2009|accessdate=22 June 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326000521/http://www.hamamatsu-eigasai.com/2009/guest.html|archivedate=26 March 2012}}</ref> Graduating in 1961, he joined the [[Toei Company]] as an assistant director and worked under such directors as [[Masahiro Makino]] and [[Noribumi Suzuki]]. He also collaborated on scripts such as those for the '[[Torakku Yarō|Truck Yarō]]' series. He made his debut as a director in 1981 with ''Nogiku no haka'', a vehicle for the [[Japanese idol|idol]] singer [[Seiko Matsuda]].<ref name=Hamamatsu/>
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== Career ==
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Born in [[Hamamatsu]], Sawai studied German at [[Tokyo University of Foreign Studies]].<ref name=Hamamatsu>{{cite web|title=Guests|url=http://www.hamamatsu-eigasai.com/2009/guest.html|work=Dai 8-kai Hamamatsu Eigasai 2009|accessdate=22 June 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326000521/http://www.hamamatsu-eigasai.com/2009/guest.html|archivedate=26 March 2012}}</ref> Graduating in 1961, he joined the [[Toei Company]] as an assistant director and worked under such directors as [[Masahiro Makino]] and [[Noribumi Suzuki]]. He also collaborated on scripts such as those for the '[[Torakku Yarō|Truck Yarō]]' series. He made his debut as a director in 1981 with ''Nogiku no haka'', a vehicle for the [[Japanese idol|idol]] singer [[Seiko Matsuda]].<ref name=Hamamatsu />


He won the [[Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award]] in 1985,<ref name="DGJ1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dgj.or.jp/award_g/|title=Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō|publisher=Directors Guild of Japan|language=Japanese|accessdate=11 December 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122022302/http://dgj.or.jp/award_g/|archivedate=22 November 2010}}</ref> and the [[Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=9|script-title=ja:第9回 日本アカデミー賞|accessdate=4 January 2010|publisher=[[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prize]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
He won the [[Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award]] in 1985,<ref name="DGJ1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dgj.or.jp/award_g/|title=Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō|publisher=Directors Guild of Japan|language=Japanese|accessdate=11 December 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122022302/http://dgj.or.jp/award_g/|archivedate=22 November 2010}}</ref> and the [[Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=9|script-title=ja:第9回 日本アカデミー賞|accessdate=4 January 2010|publisher=[[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prize]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
== Selected filmography ==
* ''[[W's Tragedy]]'' (1984)
* ''[[W's Tragedy]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Early Spring Story]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Early Spring Story]]'' (1985)
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* ''[[Bloom in the Moonlight]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Bloom in the Moonlight]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea]]'' (2007)
==Television credits==
== Television credits ==
* asterisk = series director
asterisk = series director
* ''Daigekito Mad Police ‘80'' (1980)
* ''Daigekito Mad Police ‘80'' (1980)
* ''[[G-Men %2775|G-Men ‘75]]'' (1982)
* ''[[G-Men '75|G-Men ‘75]]'' (1982)
* ''Getsuyo Wide Gekijo'' (1982)
* ''Getsuyo Wide Gekijo'' (1982)
* ''[[Space Sheriff Shaider]]'' (1984-1985)*
* ''[[Space Sheriff Shaider]]'' (1984–1985)*
* ''[[Juukou B-Fighter]]'' (1995-1996)*
* ''[[Juukou B-Fighter]]'' (1995–1996)*
* ''[[Shogun no Onmitsu! Kage Juhachi]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Shogun no Onmitsu! Kage Juhachi]]'' (1996)
* ''Keijo!'' (1996)
* ''Keijo!'' (1996)
* ''Non X'' (1996)
* ''Non X'' (1996)
* ''Gamotei Jiken'' (1998)
* ''Gamotei Jiken'' (1998)

==Bibliography==
== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book|last=Sawai|first=Shin'ichirō|title=Eiga no kokyū: Sawai Shinʼichirō no kantoku sahō|year=2006|publisher=Waizu Shuppan|location=Tokyo|isbn=978-4-89830-202-6|author2=Hitoshi Suzuki }}
*{{cite book|last=Sawai|first=Shin'ichirō|title=Eiga no kokyū: Sawai Shinʼichirō no kantoku sahō|year=2006|publisher=Waizu Shuppan|location=Tokyo|isbn=978-4-89830-202-6|author2=Hitoshi Suzuki }}


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0768011}}
* {{IMDb name|0768011}}


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Latest revision as of 01:42, 17 July 2022

Shinichiro Sawai
澤井 信一郎
Born(1938-08-16)16 August 1938
Hamamatsu, Japan
Died3 September 2021(2021-09-03) (aged 83)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationFilmmaker

Shinichiro Sawai (澤井 信一郎, Sawai Shin'ichirō, 16 August 1938 – 3 September 2021)[1] was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Career

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Born in Hamamatsu, Sawai studied German at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.[2] Graduating in 1961, he joined the Toei Company as an assistant director and worked under such directors as Masahiro Makino and Noribumi Suzuki. He also collaborated on scripts such as those for the 'Truck Yarō' series. He made his debut as a director in 1981 with Nogiku no haka, a vehicle for the idol singer Seiko Matsuda.[2]

He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1985,[3] and the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year in 1986.[4]

Selected filmography

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Television credits

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asterisk = series director

Bibliography

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  • Sawai, Shin'ichirō; Hitoshi Suzuki (2006). Eiga no kokyū: Sawai Shinʼichirō no kantoku sahō. Tokyo: Waizu Shuppan. ISBN 978-4-89830-202-6.

References

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  1. ^ 映画「Wの悲劇」監督 澤井信一郎さんが死去 83歳 (in Japanese)
  2. ^ a b "Guests". Dai 8-kai Hamamatsu Eigasai 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. ^ 第9回 日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
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