| Junya Satō | |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Death Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter |
| Parents: | Kanichi Satō (father) |
| Children: | Tōya Satō |
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His son is a fellow film director .
Born in Tokyo, Satō graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1956 with a degree in French literature.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He won the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year in 1989 for The Silk Road.[4]
Sato died in Tokyo on 9 February 2019.[5]
| 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 | also 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 wrote screenplay | ||
| 最後の特攻隊 Saigo no Tokkōtai | ||||
| 1971 | 博徒斬り込み隊 Bakuto Kirikomitai | also 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 | ||||
| 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 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 | Theatre of Life | also wrote screenplay | |
| 1984 | 空海 Kūkai | |||
| 1986 | 植村直己物語 Uemura Naomi Monogatari | Lost in the Wilderness | also wrote screenplay | |
| 1988 | 敦煌 Tonkō | The Silk Road | also 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 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 Sakuradamon Incident | also wrote screenplay | |