Junya Satō

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1932-11-06 – 2019-02-09 · 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.

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.

• 新幹線大爆破 (1975) — Director, Screenplay
• 男たちの大和／YAMATO (2005) — Director, Screenplay
• 宇宙快速船 (1961) — Assistant Director
• 君よ憤怒の河を渉れ (1976) — Director
• ゴルゴ13 (1973) — Director
• 人間の証明 (1977) — Director
• 桜田門外ノ変 (2010) — Director, Screenplay
• 野性の証明 (1978) — Director
• 敦煌 (1988) — Director, Screenplay
• おろしや国酔夢譚 (1992) — Director, Screenplay
• 荒野の渡世人 (1968) — Director
• 狼と豚と人間 (1964) — Screenplay
• 実録・私設銀座警察 (1973) — Director
• 未完の対局 (1982) — Director
• 愛欲 (1966) — Director, Screenplay
• 北京原人 (1997) — Director
• 植村直己物語 (1986) — Director
• 空海 (1984) — Director
• 最後の特攻隊 (1970) — Director
• 暴力団再武装 (1971) — Director
• 廓育ち (1964) — Director
• 続　組織暴力 (1967) — Director
• 組織暴力　兄弟盃 (1969) — Director
• ギャング対ギャング　赤と黒のブルース (1972) — Director, Screenplay