Kiyoshi Sasabe

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-01-08 (62 years old)

Deathday

2020-03-31

Place of Birth

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

Kiyoshi Sasabe

Biography

Kiyoshi Sasabe (佐々部清) (January 8, 1958 – March 31, 2020) was a Japanese film director. Born in Shimonoseki, Sasabe graduated from Meiji University before attending the Yokohama Hōsō Eiga Senmon Gakuin (now the Japan Academy of Moving Images). He worked as an assistant director to Yōichi Sai, Seiji Izumi, and Yasuo Furuhata before debuting as a director in 2002 with Hi wa mata noboru. He received the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for Chirusoku no natsu in 2003. His Half a Confession won the best picture award at the 28th Japan Academy Prize. He also directed TV movies.

Production

2006

Sea Without Exit

as Director

2011

2012

波の塔

as Director

2004

2004

2014

Tokyo Refugees

as Director

2004

2005

Curtain Call

as Director

2005

2014

Three Sisters

as Director

2019

Dream Stage

as Director

2016

2008

Kekkon shiyou yo

as Director

2008

2024

Aimitagai

as Screenplay

2019

Konomichi

as Director

2008

Dear My Cosmo

as Director

2008

Dear My Cosmo

as Screenplay

1986

No More Comics!

as Assistant Director

2016

Yaeko's Hum

as Director

2016

Yaeko's Hum

as Screenplay

2004

Half a Confession

as Screenplay

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