Junya Satō
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-11-06
Day of Death
2019-02-09 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known For
Crew
(2010)
Sakurada Gate Incident
Director, Screenplay
(2005)
Yamato
Director, Screenplay
(2002)
金融腐蝕列島 再生
Director
(1997)
The Peking Man
Director
(1994)
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Director
(1992)
The Dream of Russia
Director, Screenplay
(1992)
Hold Me and Kiss Me
Director
(1988)
The Silk Road
Director, Writer
(1986)
Lost in the Wilderness
Director, Writer
(1984)
Kukai
Director
(1983)
Theater Of Life
Director, Screenplay
(1982)
The Go Masters
Director
(1980)
The Way to The Gold Medals
Director
(1980)
Drive for the Future
Director
(1978)
Never Give Up
Director
(1977)
Proof of the Man
Director
(1976)
Manhunt
Director
(1975)
The Bullet Train
Director, Screenplay
(1974)
(1973)
Golgo 13
Director
(1973)
(1973)
Quarreling with Yakuza
Director
(1973)
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
Director
(1972)
Gang Warfare
Director, Screenplay
(1972)
Yakuza Skirmishes
Director, Screenplay
(1971)
The Armed Organization
Director
(1971)
The Gambler's Counterattack
Director, Screenplay
(1970)
The Last Kamikaze
Director
(1970)
The Japan Derby Race
Screenplay, Director
(1969)
The Private Police
Director
(1969)
Yakuza on Foot
Director
(1969)
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Screenplay, Director
(1968)
The Drifting Avenger
Director
(1967)
Organized Violence II
Director
(1967)
Organized Violence
Director
(1966)
Thirst for Love
Director, Screenplay
(1964)
Raised in a Palace
Director
(1964)
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Screenplay
(1963)
Tale of Army Brutality
Director
(1963)
Zoku ôsho
Director
(1962)
The King
Assistant Director
(1961)
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Assistant Director