Makoto Satō Movies

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

A single mother is being investigated into the death of her ex-husband, which brings to the fore the obscure details of her past.

A 1970 entertainment action masterpiece directed by Teruo Ishii. A companion piece to another Ishii-directed film from 1970, also starring Watase,...

After killing a detective in a botched robbery, Keiichi (Natsuki) is on the run as police stake out the homes of his sisters, mother, and girlfriend.

Teacher Miyako Hanai, disillusioned by her sisters’ unhappy marriages, rejects love until family conflicts and her mother’s unexpected...

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

Crime melodrama about two detectives (Ikebe and Arashima) and one detective's trumpet-playing son (Sato) who become involved in a complex murder...

Punch, Pinch, and Sench participate in a Tokyo-to-Osaka auto race but their car is stolen, and so get jobs in a cabaret.

A romantic triangle comprised of two brothers in love with the same woman.

Costume comedy

Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy detective suspicious.

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

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

A group of Japanese nursing students and their instructor is serving at an army camp in China. When Japan loses the war the group sets out to depart...

1972 Japanese movie

Action melodrama.

Story of love, friendship, and college sports.