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Junya Satō
Tokyo, Japan
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.…
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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. 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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2010
Sakurada Gate Incident
Movie Director
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2005
Yamato
Movie Director
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2002
金融腐蝕列島 再生
Movie Director
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1997
The Peking Man
Movie Director
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1994
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Movie Director
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1992
Hold Me and Kiss Me
Movie Director
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1992
The Dream of Russia
Movie Director
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1988
The Silk Road
Movie Director
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1986
Lost in the Wilderness
Movie Director
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1984
Kukai
Movie Director
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1983
Theater Of Life
Movie Director
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1982
Gメン'82
TV show Director
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1982
The Go Masters
Movie Director
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1980
Drive for the Future
Movie Director
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1980
The Way to The Gold Medals
Movie Director
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1978
Never Give Up
Movie Director
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1977
Proof of the Man
Movie Director
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1976
Manhunt
Movie Director
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1975
The Bullet Train
Movie Director
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1974
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Movie Director
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1973
Golgo 13
Movie Director
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1973
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
Movie Director
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1973
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
Movie Director
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1973
Quarreling with Yakuza
Movie Director
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1972
Yakuza Skirmishes
Movie Director
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1972
Gang Warfare
Movie Director
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1971
The Armed Organization
Movie Director
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1971
The Gambler's Counterattack
Movie Director
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1970
The Last Kamikaze
Movie Director
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1970
The Japan Derby Race
Movie Screenplay
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1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Movie Screenplay
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1969
The Private Police
Movie Director
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1969
Yakuza on Foot
Movie Director
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1968
The Drifting Avenger
Movie Director
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1968
Key Hunter
TV show Director
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1967
Organized Violence II
Movie Director
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1967
Organized Violence
Movie Director
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1966
Thirst for Love
Movie Director
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1964
Raised in a Palace
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1964
Wolves, Pigs & Men
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