Shinichiro Sawai

was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Career Born in Hamamatsu, Sawai studied German at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Graduating in 1961, he joined the Toei Company as an assistant director and worked under such directors as Masahiro Makino and Norifumi Suzuki. He also collaborated on scripts such as those for the Truck Yarō series. He made his debut as a director in 1981 with Nogiku no haka, a vehicle for the idol singer Seiko Matsuda. and the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year in 1986.

Filmography The Wild Daisy, aka Nogiku no haka (1981) W's Tragedy (1984) Early Spring Story (1985) Maison Ikkoku: Apartment Fantasy (1986) Lovers' Time, aka Koibitotachino jikoku (1987) Memories of You, aka Rabu sutori o kimini (1988) Fukuzawa Yukichi (1991) Bloom in the Moonlight (1993) A Brief Message from the Heart (1995) Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998) The Story of Dan the Puppy (2002) Seventeen, aka 17sai Tabidachi no Futari (2003) Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007)

Television credits Asterisk = Series director Daigekito Mad Police ‘80 (1980) G-Men ‘75 (1982) Getsuyo Wide Gekijo (1982) Space Sheriff Shaider (1984–1985)* Juukou B-Fighter (1995–1996)* Shogun no Onmitsu! Kage Juhachi (1996) Keijo! (1996) Non X (1996) Gamotei Jiken (1998)