Kiyoshi Sasabe

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1958-01-08

Deathday 2020-03-31 (62 years old)

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.

Known For

Director

2019
Dream Stage

as Director

2019
Konomichi

as Director

2016
2016
Yaeko's Hum

as Director

2015
2014
Tokyo Refugees

as Director

2014
Three Sisters

as Director

2012
波の塔

as Director

2012
Traces

as Director

2011
2011
2008
Kekkon shiyou yo

as Director

2008
Dear My Cosmo

as Director

2006
Sea Without Exit

as Director

2005
Curtain Call

as Director

2005
2004
The Stars Converge

as Director

2004
Half a Confession

as Director

1986
No More Comics!

as Assistant Director

Writer

2024
Aimitagai

as Screenplay

2016
Yaeko's Hum

as Screenplay

2008
2008
Dear My Cosmo

as Screenplay

2007
2005
2004
2004
Half a Confession

as Screenplay