Kiyoshi Sasabe

Kiyoshi Sasabe

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1958-01-08

  • Day of Death

    2020-03-31 (62 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

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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