Japanese film director and screenwriter (1932–2019)
Junya Satō |
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Born | (1932-11-06)November 6, 1932
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Died | February 9, 2019(2019-02-09) (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan |
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Nationality | Japanese |
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Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
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Children | Tōya Satō |
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Parent | Kanichi Satō (father) |
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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.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Satō graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1956 with a degree in French literature.[1] He joined the Toei studio and worked as an assistant to such directors as Tadashi Imai and Miyoji Ieki.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He won the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year in 1989 for The Silk Road.[4]
Sato died in Tokyo on 9 February 2019.[5]
Filmography
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English Title |
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1963 |
陸軍残虐物語 Rikugun Zangyaku Monogatari |
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続・王将 Zoku Ōshō |
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1964 |
廓育ち Kuruwa Sodachi |
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1966 |
愛欲 Aiyoku |
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1967 |
組織暴力 Soshiki Bōryoku |
The Private Police |
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続組織暴力 Zoku Soshiki Bōryoku |
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1968 |
荒野の渡世人 Kōya no Toseinin |
The Drifting Avenger |
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1969 |
日本暴力団 組長と刺客 Nihon Bōryokudan: Kumichō to Shikaku |
Japan's Most Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killer |
also co-wrote screenplay
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組織暴力 兄弟盃 Soshiki Bōryoku: Kyōdai Sakazuki |
Organized Violence |
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旅に出た極道 Tabi ni Deta Gokudō |
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1970 |
日本ダービー 勝負 Nihon Derby Shōbu |
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also co-wrote screenplay
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最後の特攻隊 Saigo no Tokkōtai |
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1971 |
博徒斬り込み隊 Bakuto Kirikomitai |
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also co-wrote screenplay
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暴力団再武装 Bōryokudan Sai Busō |
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1972 |
ギャング対ギャング 赤と黒のブルース Gang tai Gang: Aka to Kuro no Blues |
Gang vs. Gang: The Red and Black Blues |
also wrote screenplay
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やくざと抗争 実録安藤組 Yakuza to Kōsō: Jitsuroku Andō-gumi |
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also co-wrote screenplay
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1973 |
実録 私設銀座警察 Jitsuroku: Shisetsu Ginza Keisatsu |
True Account of Ginza Tortures |
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Golgo 13 Gorugo Sātīn |
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実録安藤組 襲撃篇 Jitsuroku Andō-gumi: Shūgekihen |
The Ando File |
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1974 |
ルバング島の奇跡 陸軍中野学校 Rubangu-tō no Kiseki: Rikugun Nakano Gakkō |
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1975 |
新幹線大爆破 Shinkansen Daibakuha |
The Bullet Train |
also co-wrote screenplay
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1976 |
君よ噴怒の河を渉れ Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare |
Manhunt |
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1977 |
人間の証明 Ningen no Shōmei |
Proof of the Man |
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1978 |
野性の証明 Yasei no Shōmei |
Never Give Up |
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1980 |
遙かなる走路 Haru Kanaru Sōro |
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甦れ魔女 Yomigaere Majo |
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1982 |
未完の対局 Mikan no Taikyoku |
The Go Masters |
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1983 |
人生劇場 Jinsei Gekijō |
Theater of Life |
also co-wrote screenplay
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1984 |
空海 Kūkai |
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1986 |
植村直己物語 Uemura Naomi Monogatari |
Lost in the Wilderness |
also co-wrote screenplay
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1988 |
敦煌 Tonkō |
The Silk Road |
also co-wrote screenplay
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1992 |
私を抱いてそしてキスして Watashi o Daite Soshite Kiss Shite |
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おろしや国酔夢譚 Oroshiyakoku Suimutan Сны о России Sny o Rossii |
Kodayu or Dreams of Russia |
also co-wrote screenplay
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1994 |
超能力者 未知への旅人 Chōnōryokusha - Michi e no Tabibito |
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1997 |
北京原人 Who Are You? Pekin Genjin Who Are You? |
Peking Man |
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2005 |
男たちの大和 Otoko-tachi no Yamato |
Yamato |
also wrote screenplay
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2010 |
桜田門外ノ変 Sakuradamon-gai no Hen |
The Sakurada Gate Incident |
also co-wrote screenplay
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