Satsuo Yamamoto
Directing
Born: July 15, 1910 · 日本, 鹿儿岛县
Died: August 11, 1983 (aged 73)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Satsuo Yamamoto (July 15, 1910 - August 11, 1983) was a Japanese film director. Yamamoto was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on July 15, 1910. He dropped out of Waseda University to join Shochiku, where he worked as an assistant director to Mikio Naruse and others. He followed Naruse when he moved to PCL, and became a director in his own right after the company was reborn as Toho. During WWII he directed several pro-war propaganda films for them despite being a fervent member of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), and after the war he rallied against the company as a driving force behind the union during the 1948 Toho labour dispute (in which the JCP was heavily involved), after which was ultimately fired. He subsequently worked on independent films and made numerous intensely rebellious and substantial socially conscious works. From the 1960s onward, he directed a succession of major films including the Toyoko Yamasaki adaptations “The Ivory Tower” and “The Perfect Family”, the “Men and War” trilogy, and “Kotei no inai Hachigatsu”. This body of epic works led to him being dubbed “the Red Cecil B. DeMille”. Three of his films, Shiroi Kyotō, Fumō Chitai and Ah! Nomugi Toge won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Film. He died of pancreatic cancer on August 11, 1983 at the age of 73. Description above from the Wikipedia article Satsuo Yamamoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Spy
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Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
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Farm Girls
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Ninja, A Band of Assassins
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Sports
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Men and War III: The Final Chapter
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The Street Without Sun
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The War Without Weapons
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Zatoichi the Outlaw
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The Great White Tower
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Street Without End
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Vacuum Zone
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Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
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His Scarlet Cloak
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The Corporation
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Solar Eclipse
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The Family
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The Red Water
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Freezing Point
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A Public Benefactor
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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
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The Bride from Hades
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Nomugi Pass
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Tale of Japanese Burglars
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If Indeed One Loves
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Wings of Victory
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The Stand in Hakone
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August Without Emperor
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The End of a Day
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Blood End
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Pastoral Symphony
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The Human Wall
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The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh
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Slave Factory
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Ah! Nomugi Pass — Fresh Green Edition
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Avalanche
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The Witness' Chair
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Typhoon Furor
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Vietnam
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The Song of the Cart
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Utako's Story
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The Matsukawa Incident
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The Town
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Searing Wind
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War and Peace
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Auto Town
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The Responsibility of Kissing
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The Sisters' Agreement
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Town of Violence
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A Gentle Breeze With Father
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The Bogus Policeman
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Mother's Melody
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United Vietnam
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Young Lady
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It's Paradise When One Sings
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Floating Weeds Diary
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Beautiful Departure
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