Kiyoshi Sasabe

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. His Half a Confession won the best picture award at the 28th Japan Academy Prize. He also directed TV movies.

Selected filmography Hi wa mata noboru (2002) Chirusoku no natsu (2003) Half a Confession (2004) Deguchi no nai umi (2006) Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2007) Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite (2011) Tokyo Refugees (2014) Kono Michi (TBA)