Junya SatÅ (ä½ è—¤ ç´"彌, SatÅ Jun'ya, 6 November 1932 â€" 9
February 2019) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His son
is a fellow film director TÅ ya SatÅ (ä½ è—¤ æ ±å¼¥, SatÅ TÅ ya).Born
in Tokyo, SatÅ 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, SatÅ 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.Sato died in Tokyo on 9
February 2019.
February 2019) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His son
is a fellow film director TÅ ya SatÅ (ä½ è—¤ æ ±å¼¥, SatÅ TÅ ya).Born
in Tokyo, SatÅ 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, SatÅ 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.Sato died in Tokyo on 9
February 2019.
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