Dai SAKO
佐向大
Dai SAKO, born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1971, studied at Seijo University and began his career as a screenwriter. Starting in 1995, he worked as a director for various independently produced short and feature films. His first commercial success was RUNNING ON EMPTY (2009), which was screened at numerous international festivals. In the following years he wrote multiple screenplays before returning to the director’s chair in 2018 with THE CHAPLAIN (NC ‘19). PRINCIPAL EXAMINATION had its world premiere in 2025 at Nippon Connection.
ニッポン・コネクション上映作品
中山教頭の人生テスト,
日本 2025 (監督)
NC25
中山教頭の人生テスト,
日本 2025 (脚本)
NC25
教誨師,
日本 2018 (監督)
NC19
教誨師,
日本 2018 (脚本)
NC19
Abraxas,
日本 2010 (脚本)
NC11
休暇,
日本 2008 (脚本)
NC09
ニッポン・コネクション・ゲスト
The Chaplain, NC19
PRINCIPAL EXAMINATION, NC25