Background
His mother is Japanese and his father is Zainichi Korean.
崔 洋一
His mother is Japanese and his father is Zainichi Korean.
He is the president of the Directors Guild of Japan. Sai directed Blood and Bones, a film starring Takeshi Kitano. He has also directed films such as Marks, Doing Time, Quill, Soo, and Kamui Gaiden.
As an actor, Sai appeared in Nagisa Oshima"s 1999 film Taboo and Masahiko Nagasawa"s 2003 film The Thirteen Steps.
He had previously received two nominations in the same categories for All Under the Moon.