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Kiyoshi Sasabe 
Summary
Kiyoshi Sasabe (佐々部清) (January 8, 1958 – March 31, 2020) was a Japanese film director.
Kiyoshi Sasabe | |
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 Kiyoshi Sasabe in 2008 | |
| Born | January 8, 1958 |
| Died | March 31, 2020 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Film director |
Career edit
Born in Shimonoseki, Sasabe graduated from Meiji University before attending the Yokohama Hōsō Eiga Senmon Gakuin (now the Japan Academy of Moving Images).[1] 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.[1] He received the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for Chirusoku no natsu in 2003.[2] His Half a Confession won the best picture award at the 28th Japan Academy Prize.[3] He also directed TV movies.
Selected filmography edit
- Hi wa mata noboru (2002)
- Chirusoku no natsu (2003)
- Half a Confession (2004)
- Deguchi no nai umi (2006)
- Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2007)
- Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite (2011)
- Kono Michi (TBA)
References edit
- ^ a b "Gesuto shōkai". Shimonoseki Cinema Festa. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Dai-28 Nihon Academī Shō yūshū sakuhin". Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
External links edit
- Official site
- Sasabe Kiyoshi at IMDb
- JMDb profile (in Japanese)