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.
The King
(Assistant Director)
Never Give Up
(Director)
Sakurada Gate Incident
(Director)
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
(Director)
The Peking Man
(Director)
Manhunt
(Director)
Yamato
(Director)
Golgo 13
(Director)
The Silk Road
(Director)
The Bullet Train
(Director)
The Bullet Train
(Screenplay)
The Go Masters
(Director)
Proof of the Man
(Director)
The Dream of Russia
(Director)
The Silk Road
(Writer)
金融腐蝕列島 再生
(Director)
Lost in the Wilderness
(Director)
Lost in the Wilderness
(Writer)
Thirst for Love
(Director)
Wolves, Pigs & Men
(Writer)
Kukai
(Director)
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)
Thirst for Love
(Screenplay)
Sakurada Gate Incident
(Writer)
The Drifting Avenger
(Director)
Gang Warfare
(Director)
Gang Warfare
(Writer)
Yakuza Skirmishes
(Director)
Quarreling with Yakuza
(Director)
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
(Director)
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
(Director)
Theater Of Life
(Director)
Theater Of Life
(Screenplay)
Fantasia
(Director)
Yakuza Skirmishes
(Screenplay)
Yakuza on Foot
(Director)
The Gambler's Counterattack
(Director)
The Gambler's Counterattack
(Screenplay)
Tale of Army Brutality
(Director)
Zoku ôsho
(Director)
Organized Violence
(Director)
The Japan Derby Race
(Director)
The Japan Derby Race
(Screenplay)
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
(Director)
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
(Screenplay)
The Dream of Russia
(Screenplay)
Invasion of the Neptune Men
(Assistant Director)
Yamato
(Screenplay)
Drive for the Future
(Director)
Gメン'82
(Director)