Junya Satō

Directing·Nov 6, 1932·Tokyo, Japan

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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.

Film	Credit
Sakurada Gate Incident2010 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Yamato2005 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
金融腐蝕列島再生2002 · Director	Director
The Peking Man1997 · Director	Director
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown1994 · Director	Director
Hold Me and Kiss Me1992 · Director	Director
The Dream of Russia1992 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Silk Road1988 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Lost in the Wilderness1986 · Director	Director
Kukai1984 · Director	Director
Theater Of Life1983 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Go Masters1982 · Director	Director
Drive for the Future1980 · Director	Director
The Way to The Gold Medals1980 · Director	Director
Never Give Up1978 · Director	Director
Proof of the Man1977 · Director	Director
Manhunt1976 · Director	Director
The Bullet Train1975 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School1974 · Director	Director
Golgo 131973 · Director	Director
The Ando Gang Documentary Film1973 · Director	Director
FFantasia1973 · Director	Director
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police1973 · Director	Director
Quarreling with Yakuza1973 · Director	Director
Yakuza Skirmishes1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Gang Warfare1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Armed Organization1971 · Director	Director
The Gambler's Counterattack1971 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Last Kamikaze1970 · Director	Director
The Japan Derby Race1970 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers1969 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Private Police1969 · Director	Director
Yakuza on Foot1969 · Director	Director
The Drifting Avenger1968 · Director	Director
Organized Violence II1967 · Director	Director
Organized Violence1967 · Director	Director
Thirst for Love1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Raised in a Palace1964 · Director	Director
Wolves, Pigs & Men1964 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Zoku ôsho1963 · Director	Director
Tale of Army Brutality1963 · Director	Director