As Director, As Writer
Sakurada Gate Incident
2010
7.2
Junya Satō
Directing
Birth Date
November 6, 1932
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Date of Death
February 9, 2019
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Yamato
2005
5.5
As Director
The Peking Man
1997
3.0
As Director, As Writer
The Dream of Russia
1992
6.2
As Director, As Writer
The Silk Road
1988
6.5
As Director
The Go Masters
1982
6.2
As Director
Never Give Up
1978
5.7
As Director
Proof of the Man
1977
7.5
As Director
Manhunt
1976
6.5
As Director, As Writer
The Bullet Train
1975
6.8
As Director
Golgo 13
1973
4.9
As Director
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
1973
6.0
As Director
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
1973
6.0
As Director
Quarreling with Yakuza
1973
5.0
As Director
The Armed Organization
1971
8.0
As Director, As Writer
The Gambler's Counterattack
1971
7.0
As Director
The Last Kamikaze
1970
6.0
As Director
The Private Police
1969
7.0
As Director
Yakuza on Foot
1969
5.0
As Director
The Drifting Avenger
1968
6.7