Junya Sato

Junya Satō
Born	(1932-11-06)November 6, 1932 Tokyo, Japan
Died	February 9, 2019(2019-02-09) (aged 86) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Children	Tōya Satō
Parent	Kanichi Satō (father)

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.

Career

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.

Sato died in Tokyo on 9 February 2019.

Filmography

Year	Japanese Title	English Title	Notes
1963	陸軍残虐物語 Rikugun Zangyaku Monogatari
	続・王将 Zoku Ōshō
1964	廓育ち Kuruwa Sodachi
1966	愛欲 Aiyoku
1967	組織暴力 Soshiki Bōryoku	The Private Police
	続組織暴力 Zoku Soshiki Bōryoku
1968	荒野の渡世人 Kōya no Toseinin	The Drifting Avenger
1969	日本暴力団 組長と刺客 Nihon Bōryokudan: Kumichō to Shikaku	Japan's Most Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killer	also co-wrote screenplay
	組織暴力 兄弟盃 Soshiki Bōryoku: Kyōdai Sakazuki	Organized Violence
	旅に出た極道 Tabi ni Deta Gokudō
1970	日本ダービー 勝負 Nihon Derby Shōbu		also co-wrote screenplay
	最後の特攻隊 Saigo no Tokkōtai
1971	博徒斬り込み隊 Bakuto Kirikomitai		also co-wrote screenplay
	暴力団再武装 Bōryokudan Sai Busō
1972	ギャング対ギャング 赤と黒のブルース Gang tai Gang: Aka to Kuro no Blues	Gang vs. Gang: The Red and Black Blues	also wrote screenplay
	やくざと抗争 実録安藤組 Yakuza to Kōsō: Jitsuroku Andō-gumi		also co-wrote screenplay
1973	実録 私設銀座警察 Jitsuroku: Shisetsu Ginza Keisatsu	True Account of Ginza Tortures
	Golgo 13 Gorugo Sātīn
	実録安藤組 襲撃篇 Jitsuroku Andō-gumi: Shūgekihen	The Ando File
1974	ルバング島の奇跡 陸軍中野学校 Rubangu-tō no Kiseki: Rikugun Nakano Gakkō
1975	新幹線大爆破 Shinkansen Daibakuha	The Bullet Train	also co-wrote screenplay
1976	君よ噴怒の河を渉れ Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare	Manhunt
1977	人間の証明 Ningen no Shōmei	Proof of the Man
1978	野性の証明 Yasei no Shōmei	Never Give Up
1980	遙かなる走路 Haru Kanaru Sōro
	甦れ魔女 Yomigaere Majo
1982	未完の対局 Mikan no Taikyoku	The Go Masters
1983	人生劇場 Jinsei Gekijō	Theater of Life	also co-wrote screenplay
1984	空海 Kūkai
1986	植村直己物語 Uemura Naomi Monogatari	Lost in the Wilderness	also co-wrote screenplay
1988	敦煌 Tonkō	The Silk Road	also co-wrote screenplay
1992	私を抱いてそしてキスして Watashi o Daite Soshite Kiss Shite
	おろしや国酔夢譚 Oroshiyakoku Suimutan Сны о России Sny o Rossii	Kodayu or Dreams of Russia	also co-wrote screenplay
1994	超能力者 未知への旅人 Chōnōryokusha - Michi e no Tabibito
1997	北京原人 Who Are You? Pekin Genjin Who Are You?	Peking Man
2005	男たちの大和 Otoko-tachi no Yamato	Yamato	also wrote screenplay
2010	桜田門外ノ変 Sakuradamon-gai no Hen	The Sakurada Gate Incident	also co-wrote screenplay

External links

• Junya Satō at IMDb
• Junya Satō at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)