Junya Satō
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.
Crew
The King
Assistant Director
Sakurada Gate Incident
Director, Screenplay
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Director
Yamato
Director, Screenplay
The Silk Road
Director, Screenplay
The Bullet Train
Director, Screenplay
The Dream of Russia
Director, Screenplay
Lost in the Wilderness
Director
Thirst for Love
Director, Screenplay
The Last Kamikaze
Director
Hold Me and Kiss Me
Director
The Armed Organization
Director
Raised in a Palace
Director
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Director
Organized Violence II
Director
The Private Police
Director
The Way to The Gold Medals
Director
The Drifting Avenger
Director
Gang Warfare
Director, Screenplay
Quarreling with Yakuza
Director
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
Director
Yakuza Skirmishes
Director, Screenplay
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
Director
Theater Of Life
Screenplay, Director
The Gambler's Counterattack
Director, Screenplay
Tale of Army Brutality
Director
Organized Violence
Director
The Japan Derby Race
Director, Screenplay
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Screenplay, Director
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Assistant Director
Drive for the Future
Director
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Screenplay
