Junya Satō
Directing
Born: November 6, 1932 · Tokyo, Japan
Died: February 9, 2019 (aged 86)
Biography
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.
Known for
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Directing (43)
Key Hunter
Director
Never Give Up
Director
Yamato
Director
Proof of the Man
Director
The Bullet Train
Director
Manhunt
Director
Gメン'82
Director
The Peking Man
Director
The Silk Road
Director
Quarreling with Yakuza
Director
The Go Masters
Director
Theater Of Life
Director
Hold Me and Kiss Me
Director
The Dream of Russia
Director
Yakuza Skirmishes
Director
The Last Kamikaze
Director
The King
Assistant Director
Golgo 13
Director
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Director
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Director
The Drifting Avenger
Director
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
Director
Tale of Army Brutality
Director
Sakurada Gate Incident
Director
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Director
The Japan Derby Race
Director
The Way to The Gold Medals
Director
Yakuza on Foot
Director
金融腐蝕列島 再生
Director
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Assistant Director
Zoku ôsho
Director
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
Director
Kukai
Director
Organized Violence II
Director
Gang Warfare
Director
The Private Police
Director
The Armed Organization
Director
Lost in the Wilderness
Director
Thirst for Love
Director
Drive for the Future
Director
The Gambler's Counterattack
Director
Raised in a Palace
Director
Organized Violence
Director
Writing (13)
Yamato
Screenplay
The Bullet Train
Screenplay
The Silk Road
Screenplay
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Screenplay
Theater Of Life
Screenplay
The Dream of Russia
Screenplay
Yakuza Skirmishes
Screenplay
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Screenplay
Sakurada Gate Incident
Screenplay
The Japan Derby Race
Screenplay
Gang Warfare
Screenplay
Thirst for Love
Screenplay
The Gambler's Counterattack
Screenplay