Makoto Satō Movies

Pinku from 1975.

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post...

Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they...

A group of criminals whose diamond heist goes wrong retreat to a WWII era bunker where tensions begin to rise.

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

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

1962 Japanese movie

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...

Film with Junko Miyazono.

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His...

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

The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoons as far as 800 km south of the Japanese...

A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of violence.

After serving 10 years in prison for murdering a rival boss, Tetsu is appalled to see his yakuza family overgrown and dysfunctional upon his release.

Adaptation of a 1956 novel by Yukio Mishima.

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...

Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he...