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Jun'ya Satō is a Director, Scriptwriter and Assistant Director Japonais born on 6 november 1932 at Tokyo (Japon)

Jun'ya Satō

Jun'ya Satō
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Nationality Japon
Birth 6 november 1932 at Tokyo (Japon)
Death 9 february 2019 (at 86 years)

Junya Sato (佐藤 純彌, Satō Jun'ya, born November 6, 1932) is a Japanese film director.

Biography

Né à Tokyo, Satō est diplômé de l'Université de Tokyo en littérature française en 1956. Il rejoint les studios de la Toei et travaille comme assistant pour des réalisateurs tels que Tadashi Imai et Miyoji Ieki. Il fait ses débuts de réalisateur en 1963 avec Rikugun zangyaku monogatari, pour lequel il remporte le prix des nouveaux réalisateurs aux Blue Ribbon Awards. Tandis qu'il débute essentiellement avec des films yakuza, Satō finit par être connu pour des films spectaculaires à grand budget. The Go Masters, coproduction sino-japonaise qu'il dirige avec Duan Jishun, remporte le Grand prix au Festival des films du monde de Montréal en 1983. Il remporte le Japan Academy Prize du meilleur réalisateur en 1989 pour Tonkō.

Jun'ya Satō meurt le 9 février 2019 à Tokyo des suites d'une défaillance multiviscérale.

Usually with

Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki
(3 films)
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura
(4 films)
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jun'ya Satō (9 films)

Display filmography as list

Director

Yamato
Yamato (2005)
, 2h25
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Takashi Sorimachi, Nakamura Shidō II, Yu Aoi, Kenichi Matsuyama, Tatsuya Nakadai, Jyunichi Haruta
Rating63% 3.193373.193373.193373.193373.19337
The film begins with footage from Asahi Shimbun's special expedition to the Yamato wreckage in 1999, then to a woman, Makiko Uchida, visiting the Yamato Museum in Kure, Hiroshima on 6 April 2005. She is looking for a boat to take her to the site where the Yamato sank, to honor the crew on the 60th anniversary of the ship's last battle. Katsumi Kamio, a survivor who is now a fisherman, agrees to take her after he discovers she was an adopted daughter of Petty Officer First Class Mamoru Uchida, a crewman and close friend who he thought went down with the ship.
The Silk Road, 2h23
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Genres Drama
Actors Toshiyuki Nishida, Koichi Sato, Tsunehiko Watase, Anna Nakagawa, Akira Emoto, Takahiro Tamura
Rating67% 3.3807653.3807653.3807653.3807653.380765
En 1026, les étudiants de l’ouest de la Chine sont envoyés dans les forces du prince héritier Li Yuanhao de Xi Xia, qui veut contrôler la longueur de la route de la soie. Un élève est Zhao Xingde, qui devient le favori de son commandant, Zhu Wangli. En pillant une forteresse, Xingde découvre Tsurpia, princesse des Ouïghours. Il la cache; ils tombent amoureux. Quand il est envoyé pour étudier Xixian, il laisse Tsurpia aux soins de Zhu, mais revient pour la trouver fiancée à Li. Une tragédie s’ensuit, et Zhu et lui concluent un pacte de vengeance lorsque Li arrive à Dun-Huang, le siège de l’apprentissage et de la culture de la région. Contre toute attente, ils trouvent un moyen surprenant de laisser un monument à leur vie et à leur amour.
Never Give Up
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Ken Takakura, Hajime Hana, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Rentarō Mikuni, Joe Yamanaka, Takahiro Tamura
Rating60% 3.045423.045423.045423.045423.04542
A girl survives a massacre of villagers by Japanese soldiers in a remote mountain village.
Proof of the Man
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Yūsaku Matsuda, George Kennedy, Mariko Okada, Bunjaku Han, Joe Yamanaka, Toshiro Mifune
Rating65% 3.296293.296293.296293.296293.29629
A young black man (Joe Yamanaka) from New York receives a sum of money. He buys new clothes and takes a flight to Japan. After he arrives, he is found fatally stabbed in a lift in a Tokyo hotel at the same time as a fashion show by designer Kyōko Yasugi (Mariko Okada) is being held. The police department, including Munesue (Yūsaku Matsuda) and his partner (Hajime Hana), come to investigate. The only clue is the dying man's last words "straw hat". At the same time, a woman having an extramarital affair, Naomi (Bunjaku Han), is accidentally run over by Yasugi's son (Kōichi Iwaki). He and his girlfriend dump her body in the sea, but drops his watch at the scene. He is haunted by his actions and confesses to his mother, Kyōko, who suggests he flees to New York with his girlfriend.
Manhunt
Manhunt (1976)
, 2h31
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Ken Takakura, Yoshio Harada, Ryō Ikebe, Kunie Tanaka, Kō Nishimura, Hideji Ōtaki
Rating67% 3.389083.389083.389083.389083.38908
Un procureur de Tokyo, accusé de vols, s'échappe pour blanchir sa réputation. Un policier part à sa poursuite.
The Bullet Train, 1h55
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Rail transport films, Disaster films
Actors Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, Ken Utsui, Akira Oda, Tetsurō Tanba, Kei Yamamoto
Rating67% 3.3955553.3955553.3955553.3955553.395555
Tetsuo Okita is a former businessman who lost his manufacturing company to bankruptcy and separated from his wife and son a year earlier. Desperate to make ends meet and start over, he collaborates with activist Masaru Koga and his former employee Hiroshi Ōshiro in an elaborate plot to extort money from the government.
The Drifting Avenger
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Ken Takakura, Reg Gorman, Takashi Shimura
Rating61% 3.0943853.0943853.0943853.0943853.094385
Ken, fils d'un ancien samouraï s'installe avec sa famille au far-west. Bientôt, sa famille est tuée devant lui par des voleurs de diligences, ce qui lui fait chercher à se venger. Marvin, un tireur expérimenté, se lie d'amitié avec Ken et devient son mentor.

Scriptwriter

Yamato
Yamato (2005)
, 2h25
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Takashi Sorimachi, Nakamura Shidō II, Yu Aoi, Kenichi Matsuyama, Tatsuya Nakadai, Jyunichi Haruta
Roles Ecrivain
Rating63% 3.193373.193373.193373.193373.19337
The film begins with footage from Asahi Shimbun's special expedition to the Yamato wreckage in 1999, then to a woman, Makiko Uchida, visiting the Yamato Museum in Kure, Hiroshima on 6 April 2005. She is looking for a boat to take her to the site where the Yamato sank, to honor the crew on the 60th anniversary of the ship's last battle. Katsumi Kamio, a survivor who is now a fisherman, agrees to take her after he discovers she was an adopted daughter of Petty Officer First Class Mamoru Uchida, a crewman and close friend who he thought went down with the ship.
The Silk Road, 2h23
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Genres Drama
Actors Toshiyuki Nishida, Koichi Sato, Tsunehiko Watase, Anna Nakagawa, Akira Emoto, Takahiro Tamura
Roles Writer
Rating67% 3.3807653.3807653.3807653.3807653.380765
En 1026, les étudiants de l’ouest de la Chine sont envoyés dans les forces du prince héritier Li Yuanhao de Xi Xia, qui veut contrôler la longueur de la route de la soie. Un élève est Zhao Xingde, qui devient le favori de son commandant, Zhu Wangli. En pillant une forteresse, Xingde découvre Tsurpia, princesse des Ouïghours. Il la cache; ils tombent amoureux. Quand il est envoyé pour étudier Xixian, il laisse Tsurpia aux soins de Zhu, mais revient pour la trouver fiancée à Li. Une tragédie s’ensuit, et Zhu et lui concluent un pacte de vengeance lorsque Li arrive à Dun-Huang, le siège de l’apprentissage et de la culture de la région. Contre toute attente, ils trouvent un moyen surprenant de laisser un monument à leur vie et à leur amour.
The Bullet Train, 1h55
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Rail transport films, Disaster films
Actors Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, Ken Utsui, Akira Oda, Tetsurō Tanba, Kei Yamamoto
Rating67% 3.3955553.3955553.3955553.3955553.395555
Tetsuo Okita is a former businessman who lost his manufacturing company to bankruptcy and separated from his wife and son a year earlier. Desperate to make ends meet and start over, he collaborates with activist Masaru Koga and his former employee Hiroshi Ōshiro in an elaborate plot to extort money from the government.

Director

Invasion of the Neptune Men, 1h14
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Musical films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Sonny Chiba
Roles Assistant Director
Rating22% 1.1122251.1122251.1122251.1122251.112225
Astronomer Shinichi Tachibana, has a secret identity as superhero "Iron Sharp" (changed to "Space Chief" in the English dub) and has many children as friends. When they are attacked by a group of metallic aliens ("Neptune Men" in English), Iron Sharp drives the aliens away. Tachibana is also resourceful, as he helps develop an electric barrier to block the aliens from coming to the Earth. After several losses by the aliens, they announce that they will invade the Earth, throwing the world into a state of panic. As they invade the aliens destroy entire cities with their mothership and smaller fighters. Iron Sharp destroys multiple enemy ships and Japan fires a nuclear missile at the mothership, destroying it.