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Junya Satō

Junya Satō

ActorDirectorWriterDirecting Nov 6 (died age 86) Tokyo, Japan 1961–2016 (55 year career)
6.3 avg rating

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 th…

Known For

The Bullet Train
Film

The Bullet Train

Director
Proof of the Man
Film

Proof of the Man

Director
Yamato
Film

Yamato

Director
Sakurada Gate Incident
Film

Sakurada Gate Incident

Director
Manhunt
Film

Manhunt

Director
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Film

Wolves, Pigs & Men

Screenplay
The Silk Road
Film

The Silk Road

Director
The Dream of Russia
Film

The Dream of Russia

Director

Filmography

Crew (50)

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Movies (48)

Sakurada Gate Incident

Sakurada Gate Incident

2010

Director

7.2
Yamato

Yamato

2005

Director

5.4
金融腐蝕列島 再生

金融腐蝕列島 再生

2002

Director

The Peking Man

The Peking Man

1997

Director

3.0
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

1994

Director

Hold Me and Kiss Me

Hold Me and Kiss Me

1992

Director

The Dream of Russia

The Dream of Russia

1992

Director

6.2
The Silk Road

The Silk Road

1988

Director

6.5
The Silk Road

The Silk Road

1988

Screenplay

6.5
The Silk Road

The Silk Road

1988

Writer

6.5
Lost in the Wilderness

Lost in the Wilderness

1986

Director

Kukai

Kukai

1984

Director

9.0
Theater Of Life

Theater Of Life

1983

Director

The Go Masters

The Go Masters

1982

Director

6.2
Drive for the Future

Drive for the Future

1980

Director

The Way to The Gold Medals

The Way to The Gold Medals

1980

Director

Never Give Up

Never Give Up

1978

Director

5.7
Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

1977

Director

7.6
Manhunt

Manhunt

1976

Director

6.2
The Bullet Train

The Bullet Train

1975

Director

6.8
The Bullet Train

The Bullet Train

1975

Screenplay

6.8
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School

Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School

1974

Director

Golgo 13

Golgo 13

1973

Director

4.9
The Ando Gang Documentary Film

The Ando Gang Documentary Film

1973

Director

6.0
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

1973

Director

5.0
Quarreling with Yakuza

Quarreling with Yakuza

1973

Director

5.0
Fantasia

Fantasia

1973

Director

Yakuza Skirmishes

Yakuza Skirmishes

1972

Director

Gang Warfare

Gang Warfare

1972

Director

7.0
The Gambler's Counterattack

The Gambler's Counterattack

1971

Director

7.0
The Armed Organization

The Armed Organization

1971

Director

8.0
The Japan Derby Race

The Japan Derby Race

1970

Director

The Last Kamikaze

The Last Kamikaze

1970

Director

6.0
The Private Police

The Private Police

1969

Director

7.0
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

1969

Director

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

1969

Screenplay

Yakuza on Foot

Yakuza on Foot

1969

Director

5.0
The Drifting Avenger

The Drifting Avenger

1968

Director

6.2
Organized Violence II

Organized Violence II

1967

Director

6.0
Organized Violence

Organized Violence

1967

Director

6.0
Thirst for Love

Thirst for Love

1966

Director

5.5
Thirst for Love

Thirst for Love

1966

Screenplay

5.5
Raised in a Palace

Raised in a Palace

1964

Director

6.0
Wolves, Pigs & Men

Wolves, Pigs & Men

1964

Screenplay

8.1
Tale of Army Brutality

Tale of Army Brutality

1963

Director

10.0
Zoku ôsho

Zoku ôsho

1963

Director

The King

The King

1962

Assistant Director

Invasion of the Neptune Men

Invasion of the Neptune Men

1961

Assistant Director

2.8