Sawai Shinichiro was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He 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 Makino Masahiro and Suzuki Noribumi. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1985, and the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year in 1986. Watch drama online for free.