Kiyoshi Sasabe (佐々部清) (January 8, 1958 – March 31, 2020) was a Japanese film director.
Career
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.
Selected filmography
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Hi wa mata noboru (2002)
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Chirusoku no natsu (2003)
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Half a Confession (2004)
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Deguchi no nai umi (2006)
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Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2007)
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Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite (2011)
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Kono Michi (TBA)
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