Yōichi Sai Movies

During the Vietnam War era, the influx of American soldiers to Okinawa boosted the local economy and introduced many bars and nightclubs. With...

Two kids, fourteen-year-old Eriko and her thirteen-year-old brother Daigo, suddenly find themselves trapped in a parallel universe. Most things are...

Based on the novel of the same name by Shoji Yuki

A dream collaboration between five directors who represent the modern Japanese film industry! An omnibus work composed of five short films has been...

Omnibus film, set in a fictional town at 45゜N latitude: Wonder Rubbish; Pao-san to no fukushu; Jonetsu no koya; Kaze wa, dotchi ni fuite iru

Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1976 film.

This biopic is centered on New Year's Day of 1894, when Kitamura is recovering from a suicide attempt. Japan is then under the spell of fervent...

Three people whose lives have taken a turn for the worse retreat into a world of erotic dreams made flesh in this drama from director Sai Yoichi. An...

The United States celebrates its bicentennial. The film depicts the history of a rebellious nation that has been overshadowed by the authentic...

The members of the Ameya family are all scammers. After their election scheme goes bust in their hometown, they move from Shikoku to Tokyo and resume...

Based on crime fiction novel written by Seicho Matsumoto.

While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group of outcasts that help her. Having only an encrypted disk in her possession...

Interview with members of the crew on the making of the 1978 film "Empire of Passion."

TBS Wednesday Drama Special about a young assistant in love with an older man who works as a photographer.

A virginal boy travels with three hookers to a small island to collect his estranged father's washed up and sun-bleached bones.

Documentary film about the discrimination against zainichi, directed by Yoshihiko Okamoto.