Yutaro SEKI 関友太郎
Kentaro HIRASE 平瀬謙太朗
SAI: disaster
災 劇場版
Nippon Cinema ª
Detective Domoto investigates a series of unusual deaths across Japan. Soon, evidence points to a serial killer who subtly triggers catastrophes in the lives of his victims. In a joint directorial effort, Yutaro SEKI and Kentaro HIRASE paint a pessimistic portrait of Japanese society with outstanding cinematography and an unsettling soundtrack.
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128 minutes
Director
Yutaro SEKI, Kentaro HIRASE
Script
Yutaro SEKI, Kentaro HIRASE
Cinematography
Shigeto KUNII
Music
Masayuki TOYOTA
World sales
Bitters End
Cast
Teruyuki KAGAWA, Anne NAKAMURA, Pistol TAKEHARA, Kaito MIYACHIKA, Sena NAKAJIMA
About Yutaro SEKI
関友太郎
Yutaro SEKI (b. 1987), Kentaro HIRASE (b. 1986), and Masahiko SATO (b. 1954) met at Tokyo University of the Arts and have been working together since 2012. Their first short film collaboration, HAPPO-EN (2014), was invited to the 67th Cannes Film Festival. After achieving international success with further short films, they made their feature film debut ROLELESS (NC ’23) in 2022, which competed at the 70th San Sebastian Film Festival. SAI: DISASTER (2025 / NC ’26) is their first directorial work without the participation of Masahiko SATO and is based on the miniseries SAI (2025).
About Kentaro HIRASE
平瀬謙太朗
Kentaro HIRASE (b. 1986), Yutaro SEKI (b. 1987), and Masahiko SATO (b. 1954) met at Tokyo University of the Arts and have been working together since 2012. Their first short film collaboration, HAPPO-EN (2014), was invited to the 67th Cannes Film Festival. After achieving international success with further short films, they made their feature film debut ROLELESS (NC ’23) in 2022, which competed at the 70th San Sebastian Film Festival. SAI: DISASTER (2025 / NC ’26) is their first directorial work without the participation of Masahiko SATO and is based on the miniseries SAI (2025).