Junya Satō
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.
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Movies (44)
Big Movie, Big Panic: Junya Sato on the Bullet Train
2016
Sakurada Gate Incident
Director (Directing)
2010
Yamato
Director (Directing)
2005
金融腐蝕列島 再生
Director (Directing)
2002
The Peking Man
Director (Directing)
1997
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Director (Directing)
1994
Hold Me and Kiss Me
Director (Directing)
1992
The Dream of Russia
Director (Directing)
1992
The Silk Road
Director (Directing)
1988
Lost in the Wilderness
Director (Directing)
1986
Kukai
Director (Directing)
1984
Theater Of Life
Director (Directing)
1983
The Go Masters
Director (Directing)
1982
Drive for the Future
Director (Directing)
1980
The Way to The Gold Medals
Director (Directing)
1980
Never Give Up
Director (Directing)
1978
Proof of the Man
Director (Directing)
1977
Manhunt
Director (Directing)
1976
The Bullet Train
Director (Directing)
1975
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Director (Directing)
1974
Golgo 13
Director (Directing)
1973
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
Director (Directing)
1973
Fantasia
Director (Directing)
1973
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
Director (Directing)
1973
Quarreling with Yakuza
Director (Directing)
1973
Yakuza Skirmishes
Director (Directing)
1972
Gang Warfare
Director (Directing)
1972
The Armed Organization
Director (Directing)
1971
The Gambler's Counterattack
Director (Directing)
1971
The Last Kamikaze
Director (Directing)
1970
The Japan Derby Race
Director (Directing)
1970
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Director (Directing)
1969
The Private Police
Director (Directing)
1969
Yakuza on Foot
Director (Directing)
1969
The Drifting Avenger
Director (Directing)
1968
Organized Violence II
Director (Directing)
1967
Organized Violence
Director (Directing)
1967
Thirst for Love
Director (Directing)
1966
Raised in a Palace
Director (Directing)
1964
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Screenplay (Writing)
1964
Zoku ôsho
Director (Directing)
1963
Tale of Army Brutality
Director (Directing)
1963
The King
Assistant Director (Directing)
1962
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Assistant Director (Directing)
1961
