Kazuhiro Sano
| Kazuhiro Sano | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Occupation | Film director Screenwriter Actor |
| Years active | 1980 – present |
Kazuhiro Sano (佐野和宏 Sano Kazuhiro?, born in 1956) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink" (ピンク四天王 pinku shitenno?).[1] Sano's films differ from those of other Pink film directors of the time in that, while not necessarily optimistic or upbeat, they are more concerned with relationships and romance than violence and sadism.[2] He has the distinction of winning the Best Director prize three consecutive years at the Pink Grand Prix. He has also been given two Best Actor awards, two Best Actor second place awards, and a Best Screenplay award at this ceremony.
Life and career
Kazuhiro Sano was born in 1956 and studied at Meiji University. It was while at university that he first became involved in film, acting in director Sogo Ishii's student film Crazy Thunder Road (1980). Toei Studios later released this film theatrically. Noticing Sano in the film, veteran pink film director Mamoru Watanabe gave him a role in his Dark Hair Velvet Soul (1982). Sano acted in films of Kazuo "Gaira" Komizu and Hisayasu Sato before he began directing. In 1989 Sano was awarded the Best Actor prize at the Pink Grand Prix, an award he won again in 1993.[3][4] Sano's directorial debut was Capturing: Dirty Foreplay (1989), which, like most of his films, he also wrote and starred in.[2] His 1990 film Young Wife: Modest Indecency was chosen as the second Best Film of the year at the 1990 Pink Grand Prix and Sano was given the award for Best Director.[5] In 1991 he won the Best Director and Screenplay awards.[6] In 1992 Sano's Molester: Peeping on Masturbation was awarded Best Film, and Sano was given the Best Director award for the third consecutive year.[7]
Partial filmography (as director)
| Release title[8] | Sano's title | Release date | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capturing: Dirty Foreplay 監禁 ワイセツな前戯 Kankin: Waisetsuna Zengi |
Last Bullet | 1989-11-11 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Wife's Masturbation: Sweet Tingle 人妻ＯＮＡＮＩＥ 甘い痺れ Hitozuma Onanie: Amai Shibire |
Destroy the Evil | March 1990 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Young Wife: Modest Indecency 若妻 しとやかな卑猥 Wakazuma Shitoyakana Hiwai |
Jealousy | October 1990 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Perverted Sex Play: "Tease Me Dirty!" 変態性戯 みだらに苛めて！ Hentai Seigi: Midarani Ijimete |
Yokohama's Long Good-bye | 1991-02-02 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Ripe Sex Play: Tingle 爛熟性戯うずく Kanjuku Seigi: Uzuku |
Run! Keep Running! | 1991-06-29 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Promiscuous Wife in Heat 発情不倫妻 Hatsujo Furinzuma |
Tokyo Dada: No More Nevermore | 1991-08-31 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Group Molesters: Peeping on the Housewife 集団痴漢 人妻覗き Shudan Chikan: Hitozuma Nozoki |
You Can Hold Her for as Long as Waves Roll in the Ocean... Bullshit! | 1991-11-23 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Molester: Indecent Peeping 痴漢わいせつ覗き Chikan Waisetsu Nozoki |
Under the Carp Banner | 1992-04-04 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Molester: Peeping on Masturbation 痴漢ＯＮＡＮＩＥ覗き Chikan Onanie Nozoki |
Woman Who Clings | 1992-07-11 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Pervert: Telephone Masturbation 変態テレフォンＯＮＡＮＩＥ Hentai: Telephone Onanie |
Don't Let It Bring You Down | 1992-07-11 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Adultery, Mother & Daughter 不倫・母・娘 Furin, Haha, Musume |
Japanese Tragi-Comedy | 1993-05-28 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Secret Spot: Horny Massage 性感極秘マッサージ 全身愛撫 Seikan Gokuhi Massage: Zenshin Aibu |
Taste of Pumpkin | 1993-10-01 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Mad Affair: Promiscuous Wife 狂乱不倫妻 熱いうめき Kyoran Furin-zuma: Atsui Umeki |
Sea Roar: or We Can't Walk Backwards | 1994-09-30 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Bliss of Young Sex: Good Afternoon, Clitoris 青春の悶絶 こんにちはクリスチャン Seishun no Monzetsu: Konnichiwa Cli-chan |
Break on Through | 1995-07-28 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Entrails of a Ripe Woman: Scarlet Crevice 熟女のはらわた 真紅の裂け目 Jukujo no Harawata: Shinku no Sakeme |
1997-09-26 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
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Sources
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Pink Grand Prix | ||
| Preceded by | Pink Grand Prix for Best Director Kazuhiro Sano 1990 |
Succeeded by Kazuhiro Sano |
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Pink Grand Prix for Best Director Kazuhiro Sano 1991 |
Succeeded by Kazuhiro Sano |
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Pink Grand Prix for Best Director Kazuhiro Sano 1992 |
Succeeded by Toshiki Satō |
