Director

Kiyoshi Sasabe

Directing

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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 2All crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 1060759

IMDb ID: nm0765767

Known for: Directing

Born: January 8, 1958

Died: March 31, 2020

Age: 62

Place of birth: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1986 - 2024

Years active: 39

Wikidata: Q6419121

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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.

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