Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō 18 March 1934 – 6 December 2012 was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1953 to 2008.
Princess Mononoke
as Tatari God (voice)Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must...
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The Hidden Fortress
as Soldier (uncredited)In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers...
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The Eel
as Jukichi TakadaA businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a...
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Shogun's Ninja
as Junka no YatojiIn the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the...
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
as uncreditedOlder, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful...
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Chûshingura
as Kazuemon FuwaAfter their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await...
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Blind Woman's Curse
as Tani ShouichiAkemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang...
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Typhoon Club
as HideoOffering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of...
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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as SekineA high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes...
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Message from Space
as UroccoThe peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes...
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The Storm of the Pacific
as Lt. MatsuuraLt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the...
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Amagi Pass
as Police in chiefJapan in the 1940s. A high school boy went into a magic encounter with Ozuka Hana, a geisha...
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Admiral Yamamoto
as GendaAs Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto...
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The H-Man
as Uchida, gangsterNuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.
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What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Phil's PartnerIn comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret...
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Japan's Longest Day
as Major Hidemasa Koga - 1st Imperial Guards DivisionFollowing the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military...
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Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
as Seiroku the PimpDuring the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is...
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The Youth Killer
as uncreditedThough his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love;...
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I Are You, You Am Me
as Akio Saitoh9th-graders Kazuo and Kazumi take a tumble at a temple in a small seacoast town in Japan....
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Desperado Outpost
as Sergeant Okubo, alias ArakiWhen Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the...
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The Imperial Navy
as uncreditedA lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of...
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The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
as Takeshi AyatoWhen a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter,...
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Battle of the Japan Sea
as Gunnery Chief of SecurityJapan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the...
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Miss Lonely
as Principal OkamotoLonely and love-stricken high-school student Hiroki pursues a girl, but another one mysteriously...
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I, the Executioner
as KawashimaPolice investigators investigate the link between a serial killer's machinations and a teenage...
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Shikoku
as SendoYears after moving to Tokyo with her parents, Hinako returns to her hometown in rural Shikoku....
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Warring Clans
as KinoshitaA brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful...
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The Retreat from Kiska
as Commander AmanoIn 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers....
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Samaritan Zatoichi
as Yasaburo KashiwazakiZatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his...
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Port Arthur
as uncreditedDepicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified...
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The Big Boss
as uncreditedRyuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in...
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The Executioner
as Takeshi HayatoThree men, the skilled ninja Ryuchi Kog, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi...
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Miyamoto Musashi
as uncreditedIn Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving...
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The Beast Shall Die
as uncreditedA promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following...
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Samurai Pirate
as The Black PirateAn adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil...
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Westward Desperado
as uncreditedIn this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do...
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The Imperial Japanese Empire
as uncreditedStory of three people, a barber, a Christian and a graduate of the Tokyo Military Academy during...
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Attack Squadron
as Teppei YanoLt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He...
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Cute Devil
as uncreditedWhile Ryoko is in Vienna studying music, her boyfriend dies in a traffic accident. Ryoko...
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Moscow, My Love
as TetsuyaA young talented dancer from Japan is invited to study ballet art at a school at the Bolshoi...
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Four Sisters
as Morio KitazawaFour sisters with no consanguinity are living together since childhood. When facing misfortune...
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Fireflies: River of Light
as uncreditedAfter finally passing his teacher's exam, Miwa (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) devoted himself to teaching in...
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Diary of Early Winter Shower
as NumataKounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell...
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Zero
as uncreditedTwo young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test...
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Fort Graveyard
as InuyamaCharged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the...
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Rise Against the Sword
as Yatōta GōemonFarmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight...
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Flames of Blood
as uncreditedThe story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of...
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Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
as uncreditedThe first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro...
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Blood for Blood
as uncreditedThe Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new...
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Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
as uncreditedA fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts...
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Whirlwind
as Shuri KusanagiSet at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the...
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The Killing Machine
as Kentaro OtakiMr. Soh, a righteous man with a cold stare and fists of steel, returns to a lawless post-war...
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The Merciless Trap
as uncreditedTaut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy...
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Operation Sewer Rats
as ByakkoTowards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from...
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Blood on the Sea
as uncreditedFour fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.
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The Last Gunfight
as YataJapanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the...
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First Love
as uncreditedThis coming-of-age story from Japan opens just after 17-year-old Sataka has gotten dumped by her...
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Adventure in Kigan Castle
as GorjakaOsami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the...
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Bonds of Love
as Kenji HiraiAdapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel...
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Operation Enemy Fort
as uncreditedSoldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and...
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Rise and Fall of Chivalry
as uncreditedA reformed gangster agrees to help a former yakuza member.
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The Okinawa War of Ten Years
as uncreditedAfter World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza...
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Golden Eyes
as Detective TezukaA killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling...
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Blueprint of Murder
as Ken SudôYuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother...
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Zoku izuko e
as uncreditedSequel to "真実の愛情を求めて 何処へ" (1954). A coming-of-age drama adapted from the novel by Yojiro Ishizaka.
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Blood and Diamonds
as uncreditedA group of criminals whose diamond heist goes wrong retreat to a WWII era bunker where tensions...
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Ninja Hunt
as uncreditedIt's a rare occasion when a noted filmmaker like Yamauchi Tetsuya gets to re-visit a previous...
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The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
as uncreditedDepicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.
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A Keg of Powder
as Inspector YagyuIn the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami...
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The Summit of Mt. Fuji
as MoritaThe Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect...
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The Witness Killed
as uncreditedJapanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda
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The Killing Bottle
as Ken HayataIn Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a...
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風来忍法帖 八方破れ
as uncreditedThe second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.
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Operation Mad Dog
as uncreditedFilm number six in the Desperado Outpost serie directed by Jun Fukuda
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Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
as Yasuo FujiwaraAfter serving 10 years in prison for murdering a rival boss, Tetsu is appalled to see his yakuza...
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Interpol Code 8
as Natsuo EzakiAgent Jiro Kitami attempts to stop a smuggling ring from shipping arms to Vietcong guerrillas.
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The Mad Atlantic
as AokiCaptain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former...
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A Man in Red
as uncreditedTakashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a...
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The Daphne
as Goro (Kudo's younger brother)Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two...
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Thugs of Shinjuku
as uncreditedFresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not...
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The Weed of Crime
as uncreditedToho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.
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The Falcon Fighters
as Lt. Takeo KatoIn the prewar days leading up to the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937, head flight instructor...
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Ant Hell War
as uncreditedThe sixth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Takashi Tsuboshima
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Kazoku no sentaku
as Shinji KoiwaA single mother is being investigated into the death of her ex-husband, which brings to the fore...
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The Stupid Teacher
as KuriharaFilm director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from...
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Legend of the Cat Monster
as uncreditedA legendary actress thought to be dead is discovered living in an isolated mansion. A...
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25 O'Clock in Shinjuku
as uncreditedPolice detective Amachi fights against those who banished him from his job-both cops and criminals.
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Yun’s Town
as uncreditedA Japanese boy in love with a girl of Korean origin must battle the prejudices of those around...
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Girls Behind Bars
as uncreditedA youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the...
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Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
as uncreditedThe first work of 27-year-old director Eizo Sugawa, contrasting a politician father and his son,...
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風来忍法帖
as uncreditedThe first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.
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Ai・Mai・Me
as Akutsu KanameKaoruko, the daughter of a doctor and attending a prestigious high school in Fukuoka, was...
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Woman Gambling Expert: Odd/Even Gambling Trip
as uncredited14th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
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Outpost of Hell
as uncreditedThe fifth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
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Kogarashi Monjiro
as KinzoMonjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned...
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Shinjuku Shark
as uncreditedHard-boiled suspense drama series about a detective feared as the "Shinjuku Shark" who bravely...
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The Water Margin
as Yang ZhiThe Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on Water Margin, one of the Four Great...
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