Shinichiro Sawai, a movie director who worked on the movie "W's Tragedy", died at a hospital in Tokyo on the 3rd of this month due to multiple organ failure.
I was 83 years old.
Mr. Sawai is from Shizuoka prefecture, and after graduating from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, he joined Toei in 1958, served as an assistant director for 20 years, and then in 1981, the movie "The Wild Daisy" starring Seiko Matsuda for the first time. Debuted as a movie director.
After that, in 1984, he announced "W's Tragedy", which he acted as a director and screenwriter, and received the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, together with "Early Spring Story" released the following year.
After that, the production that brings out the acting of young actresses was highly evaluated, and he continued to release numerous works.
According to Toei, Director Sawai continued to fight against illness, but died on the 3rd of this month at a hospital in Tokyo due to multiple organ failure.
I was 83 years old.