Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Sakurada Gate Incident
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010
Sakurada Gate Incident
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2010
Yamato
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2005
Yamato
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2005
金融腐蝕列島 再生
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
The Peking Man
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1997
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1994
Hold Me and Kiss Me
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1992
The Dream of Russia
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1992
The Dream of Russia
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1992
The Silk Road
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1988
The Silk Road
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1988
Lost in the Wilderness
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1986
Lost in the Wilderness
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1986
Kukai
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984
Theater Of Life
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1983
Theater Of Life
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1983
Gメン'82
Role: Director
TV • 1982
The Go Masters
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1982
Drive for the Future
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980