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Junji Sakamoto is a Japanese film director born in Sakai City, Japan. After working as a set assistant or assistant director under such filmmakers as Sogo Ishii and Kazuyuki Izutsu, he made his directorial debut in 1989 with Dotsuitarunen and followed it up with another boxing film, Tekken in... 1990. Sakamoto became known for action films focusing on the conflicts between male characters, such as Tokarefu and Shin jingi naki tatakai, but has also made films centered on female characters such as Kao and Tamamoe!. A number of works, such Ōte and Biriken are set in Osaka, particularly the Shinsekai sector. His films have also taken up such controversial topics as postwar Japanese history and the problem of national sovereignty , or the trafficking of children in Asia . He won the award for Best Director at the 24th Japan Academy Prize and at the 22nd Yokohama Film Festival for Face.
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Jack Bender is an American television and film director, actor, television producer and also a writer. Bender was an executive producer and lead director on the ABC television series, Lost. He directed the series finale of Lost. Bender has also directed on other popular shows such as The Sopranos,... Carnivàle, Alias and Boston Public. He has recently signed to direct Syfy's new pilot Alphas. As an actor, Bender has guest starred on All in the Family, The Bob Newhart Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He has co-starred in The Million Dollar Duck, Savage and McNaughton's Daughter.
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