Makoto Satō Movies

1961 Japanese movie

A young detective tries to determine whether a mysterious death was the result of murder or self-defense.

The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the...

A carefree student from a traditional sake shop family balances love, rebellion, and a bike race while clashing with gangsters and his old-fashioned...

A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling route from Beirut to Tokyo.

1972 Japanese movie

Pinku from 1975.

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

A suspense drama about a thief who sneaks onto a late-night ski bus heading from Tokyo to Joshinetsu and the detective who rides with him to arrest...

1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

14th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but...

Kaoruko, the daughter of a doctor and attending a prestigious high school in Fukuoka, was vaguely anxious about the future. She's even more scared...

A Japanese boy in love with a girl of Korean origin must battle the prejudices of those around him in order to sustain the relationship.

Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social...

The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course :) but instead of a modern yakuza/gangster, he's...

Police detective Amachi fights against those who banished him from his job-both cops and criminals.

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

After finally passing his teacher's exam, Miwa (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) devoted himself to teaching in a rustic primary school. He struggles to get through...

Near the end of the war, a number of young Japanese join an army band hoping to avoid the front lines, but instead are sent to the Chinese Front.