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Yukihiro Sawada(1933-2022)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Yukihiro Sawada was born on 15 January 1933 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Gekko kamen (1981), Panic in High School (1978) and Kirikomi (1970). He died on 21 September 2022 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan.
BornJanuary 15, 1933
DiedSeptember 21, 2022(89)
BornJanuary 15, 1933
DiedSeptember 21, 2022(89)
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Known for

Gekko kamen (1981)
Gekko kamen
6.1
  • Director
  • 1981
Panic in High School (1978)
Panic in High School
6.8
  • Director
  • 1978
Kirikomi (1970)
Kirikomi
  • Director
  • 1970
Vicious Connection (1973)
Vicious Connection
  • Director
  • 1973

Credits

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Director



  • Yomigaeru yusaku: Tantei monogatari tokubetsu hen (1999)
    Yomigaeru yusaku: Tantei monogatari tokubetsu hen
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Heisei zankeiden: Buttagire! (1996)
    Heisei zankeiden: Buttagire!
    Video
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Itoshi no deka (1992)
    Itoshi no deka
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992–1993
  • Deer Friend (1991)
    Deer Friend
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Daihyô torishimariyaku deka (1990)
    Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Akireta Keiji (1987)
    Akireta Keiji
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Chôshichirô Edo nikki
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1991
  • Gekko kamen (1981)
    Gekko kamen
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The Detective Story (1979)
    The Detective Story
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979–1980
  • Rape Hunter: Target Woman (1980)
    Rape Hunter: Target Woman
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Oretachi ni haka wa nai (1979)
    Oretachi ni haka wa nai
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Flesh Target: Rape (1979)
    Flesh Target: Rape
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Yūjirō Ishihara and Tetsuya Watari in Big City: Days of Struggle (1976)
    Big City: Days of Struggle
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1979
  • Shunsuke Kariya, Takehiko Ono, Kaku Takashina, Akira Terao, Tetsuya Watari, Ryûta Mine, and Masato Hoshi in Daitokai Part III (1978)
    Daitokai Part III
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–1979
  • Panic in High School (1978)
    Panic in High School
    6.8
    • co-director
    • 1978

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Shikakû rêtsuden (1969)
    Shikakû rêtsuden
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Onna no tehaishi: Ikebukuro no yoru
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Ex Convict: Bail (1969)
    Ex Convict: Bail
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Outlaw: Kill! (1969)
    Outlaw: Kill!
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Outlaw: Black Dagger (1968)
    Outlaw: Black Dagger
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (1968)
    Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Senketsu no toba
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 (1968)
    Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Kantô musho gaeri
    • assistant director
    • 1967

Writer



  • Heisei zankeiden: Buttagire! (1996)
    Heisei zankeiden: Buttagire!
    Video
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Deer Friend (1991)
    Deer Friend
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Gekko kamen (1981)
    Gekko kamen
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 15, 1933
    • Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Died
    • September 21, 2022
    • Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

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