Junya Satō

Junya Satō

Directing
Born 1932-11-06 Died 2019-02-09 Tokyo, Japan 45 credits
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Junya Satō (佐藤 純彌, Satō Jun'ya, 6 November 1932 – 9 February 2019) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His son, Tōya Satō (佐藤 東弥, Satō Tōya), is also a film director. Born in Tokyo, Satō graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1956 with a degree in French literature. He joined the Toei studio and worked as an assistant to such directors as Tadashi Imai and Miyoji Ieki. He debuted as a director in 1963 with Rikugun Zangyaku Monogatari, for which he won a best newcomer's award at the Blue Ribbon Awards. While starting in mostly yakuza film, Satō eventually became known for big budget spectaculars. The Go Masters, a China-Japan co-production he co-directed with Duan Jishun, won the grand prize at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1983. He won the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year in 1989 for The Silk Road.
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Filmography
Key Hunter
Key Hunter
1968 · Director
The Bullet Train
The Bullet Train
1975 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Screenplay
Yamato
Yamato
2005 · Director, Screenplay
The Peking Man
The Peking Man
1997 · Director
Gメン'82
Gメン'82
1982 · Director
Proof of the Man
Proof of the Man
1977 · Director
Yakuza Skirmishes
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972 · Director, Screenplay
Manhunt
Manhunt
1976 · Director
Sakurada Gate Incident
Sakurada Gate Incident
2010 · Director, Screenplay
Theater Of Life
Theater Of Life
1983 · Director, Screenplay
The Armed Organization
The Armed Organization
1971 · Director
The Silk Road
The Silk Road
1988 · Director, Screenplay
The Go Masters
The Go Masters
1982 · Director
Never Give Up
Never Give Up
1978 · Director
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964 · Screenplay
The Last Kamikaze
The Last Kamikaze
1970 · Director
Thirst for Love
Thirst for Love
1966 · Director, Screenplay
Golgo 13
Golgo 13
1973 · Director
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961 · Assistant Director
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
1973 · Director
The Drifting Avenger
The Drifting Avenger
1968 · Director
The Dream of Russia
The Dream of Russia
1992 · Director, Screenplay
Hold Me and Kiss Me
Hold Me and Kiss Me
1992 · Director
Zoku ôsho
Zoku ôsho
1963 · Director
Quarreling with Yakuza
Quarreling with Yakuza
1973 · Director
Kukai
Kukai
1984 · Director
The Private Police
The Private Police
1969 · Director
The Japan Derby Race
The Japan Derby Race
1970 · Screenplay, Director
金融腐蝕列島 再生
金融腐蝕列島 再生
2002 · Director
Organized Violence
Organized Violence
1967 · Director
Yakuza on Foot
Yakuza on Foot
1969 · Director
Tale of Army Brutality
Tale of Army Brutality
1963 · Director
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
1973 · Director
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969 · Screenplay, Director
The King
The King
1962 · Assistant Director
The Gambler's Counterattack
The Gambler's Counterattack
1971 · Director, Screenplay
Organized Violence II
Organized Violence II
1967 · Director
Lost in the Wilderness
Lost in the Wilderness
1986 · Director
The Way to The Gold Medals
The Way to The Gold Medals
1980 · Director
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
1994 · Director
Raised in a Palace
Raised in a Palace
1964 · Director
Gang Warfare
Gang Warfare
1972 · Director, Screenplay
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974 · Director
Drive for the Future
Drive for the Future
1980 · Director
Fantasia
Fantasia
1973 · Director
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