Makoto Satō Movies

In 1976, the Beauty Pair burst onto the women's professional wrestling scene like a comet. This tag team, consisting of Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda,...

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

1961 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against...

Drama of a disillusioned youth, with writer-actor Ishihara starring as the young man at odds with his bickering parents and scheming brother, while...

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

A wandering swordsman helps a doll maker and his fiancée fight against a ruthless gang in a small town. As tensions escalate, epic duels and...

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

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

Thriller about three escaped convicts, one of whom (Sato), plans to murder the wife of a detective (Ikebe) whom he blames for the suicide of his...

1972 Japanese movie

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.

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...

Ever since that fatal incident in college, Kanako has sensed them. A sound behind her... an object moving at the corner of her vision. Birds. Cooing,...