Yoichi Sai

South Korean film director (1949-2022)
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Yoichi Sai

Summary

Yoichi Sai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nagano[2]. He was born on July 6, 1949[3]. He died in Tokyo[4]. He died on November 27, 2022[5]. He worked as a film director[6], screenwriter[7], and actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yoichi Sai's place of birth was Nagano[2].
  • Yoichi Sai passed away in Tokyo[4].
  • Yoichi Sai was born on July 6, 1949[3].
  • Yoichi Sai died on November 27, 2022[5].
  • Yoichi Sai held citizenship in South Korea[10].
  • Yoichi Sai's professions included film director[6].
  • Yoichi Sai worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • Yoichi Sai's professions included actor[8].
  • Yoichi Sai was employed by Takarazuka University[11].
  • Yoichi Sai received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay[12].
  • Yoichi Sai received the Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director[13].
  • Yoichi Sai received the Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director[14].
  • Yoichi Sai was a member of Directors Guild of Japan[15].
  • Yoichi Sai is recorded as male[16].
  • Yoichi Sai's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • The cause of death was bladder cancer[18].
  • Yoichi Sai's given name is recorded as Yōichi[19].
  • Yoichi Sai's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Yoichi Sai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[21].
  • Yoichi Sai's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '최양일'}[22].
  • Yoichi Sai's name in kana is recorded as さい よういち[23].
  • Yoichi Sai's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Ch'oe Yang'il[24].
  • Yoichi Sai's Revised Romanization is recorded as Choe Yang-il[25].
  • Yoichi Sai's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Yōichi Sai[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: JP[28]

  • Began / founded: 1949-07-06[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cd14f563-6df3-4a95-8c8c-758251129269[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Nagano[2], Yoichi Sai… he was born on July 6, 1949[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[6], screenwriter[7], and actor[8]. Yoichi Sai was employed by Takarazuka University[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay[12], a class of award[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1946[33]; Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director[13], a film award category[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1950[36]; and Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director[14], a class of award[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1988[39].

Death and Burial

Yoichi Sai died on November 27, 2022[5]. He passed away in Tokyo[4]. The cause of death was bladder cancer[18].

Why It Matters

Yoichi Sai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Yoichi Sai born?

Born in Nagano[2], Yoichi Sai…

Where did Yoichi Sai die?

Yoichi Sai passed away in Tokyo[4].

What did Yoichi Sai do for work?

Yoichi Sai worked as film director[6], screenwriter[7], and actor[8].

What awards did Yoichi Sai receive?

Honors received include Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay[12], Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director[13], and Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Japan Times. Retrieved . japantimes.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . archive.is. archive.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . archive.is. archive.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . archive.is. archive.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . The Japan Times. Retrieved . japantimes.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . archive.is. archive.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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