a.k.a. ''and'' (born March 19, 1948), is a Japanese

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. She is the most prolific and written-about female '' pink film'' director.

Life and career

Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in

Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...

on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director. She studied photography for a while in college in Tokyo, then quit to work in film.

"In my 30 years of making porn films, I've always wanted to present them from a woman's perspective."
-- Sachi Hamano

Though the film industry was male-dominated and reluctant to hire a female director, Hamano was able to begin working as an assistant director at independent studios beginning in 1968. Early in her career, at the advice of film producers, Hamano dropped the feminine "ko" ending from her name, Sachiko. She has also used the name Chise Matoba for directing credits. She worked for a while at

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's Wakamatsu Pro, then for other major ''pink film'' directors including

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. She made her debut as a director in 1971, with

Million Film was one of the early independent studios which produced pink films. Along with OP Eiga, Shintōhō Eiga, Kantō and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Million Film was one of the most influential on the genre during its first decade. Many of t ...

in (released 1972). With the goal of making films from a woman's perspective, in 1984, Hamano founded her own film production company, Tantansha. As a producer and director, she has released over 300 films. For ENK, Hamano filmed the 1990 gay ''pink film'' ''Blazing Men''. Her 1997 film, '' Whore Hospital'' was given Honorable Mention at the

Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film genre. Referred to by Miho Toda as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholar ...

. In 1998, with the financial support of over 12,000 donations from women throughout Japan, she made the film, , based on the life and work of the female author, Midori Osaki. The film was given the Amari Hayashi Prize at the 2000 Japanese Independent Film Festival. In 2001 she filmed ''

Lily Festival is a 2001 Japanese movie directed by Sachi Hamano, based on the novel ''Yurisai'' by Houko Momotani. The film focuses on the sexuality of older women and won the Jury Prize for "Best Feature - Lesbian" at the Philadelphia International Gay & Le ...

'' (2001), based on Hoko Momotani's novel about sexuality among senior citizens. The film was given the Best Feature Film award at the

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in 2003. In 2006, Hamano returned to Midori Osaki, filming '' The Cricket Girl'', based on one of Osaki's novels. Hamano published her autobiography, ''When a Woman Makes a Film'' in 2005.Sharp, p. 298.

Awards

* Honorable Mention,

, for '' Whore Hospital'' * 4th Women's Culture Prize in 2000 * Japanese Independent Film Festival, 2000 * 9th Festival Internazionale Cinema Delle Donne, 2' Premio *

, Best Feature Film * Mix Brasil 11, Best Feature Film

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Life and career

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