Makoto Satō: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 56
- as director
- 5
- on screen
- 1958–2006
- box office
- $160K
Makoto Satō's Career in Numbers
Makoto Satō's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Makoto Satō works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Hidden Fortress (1958) to Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006), and the 1960s were the busiest decade.
Makoto Satō Movies by Decade
- 1950s 5
- 1960s 17
- 1970s 11
- 1980s 17
- 1990s 2
- 2000s 4
The 1960s were Makoto Satō's busiest decade, with 17 films.
Makoto Satō Movies by Genre
- Drama 13
- Action 8
- Crime 7
- Comedy 5
- War 5
- Documentary 4
- Adventure 3
- Romance 2
- History 2
- Horror 1
Drama is the genre Makoto Satō has worked in most, with 13 films, ahead of action (8).
Makoto Satō Career Milestones
- First film
- The Hidden Fortress 1958
- Biggest box office hit
- Typhoon Club $100K worldwide
- Newest film
- Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said 2006
Makoto Satō Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Makoto Satō is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 5 as director and 51 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Makoto Satō
5
Makoto Satō Movies as an Actor
51- 2004
Fireflies: River of Light Drama - 2002
Vengeance for Sale as Enemy · Comedy - 1999
Shikoku as Sendo · Horror - 1989
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally Adventure - 1986
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast as Seiroku the Pimp · Drama - 1985
Four Sisters as Morio Kitazawa · Drama - 1985
Typhoon Club as Hideo · Drama Worldwide box office: $100K - 1985
Miss Lonely as Principal Okamoto · Romance - 1984
Zero War - 1983
Kazoku no sentaku as Shinji Koiwa · Crime - 1983
Legend of the Cat Monster Tv movie - 1983
Amagi Pass as Police in chief · Fantasy - 1982
Cute Devil Drama - 1982
I Are You, You Am Me as Akio Saitoh · Comedy - 1981
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun as Sekine · Action - 1981
The Imperial Navy Drama - 1981
Flames of Blood Action - 1980
Shogun’s Ninja as Junka no Yatoji · Adventure - 1978
The Okinawa War of Ten Years Crime - 1978
Message from Space as Urocco · Action - 1976
The Youth Killer Crime - 1976
The Killing Machine as Kentaro Otaki · Action - 1975
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me Romance - 1974
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno as Takeshi Ayato · Comedy - 1974
Moscow, My Love as Tetsuya · Drama - 1974
The Executioner as Takeshi Hayato · Action - 1973
Miyamoto Musashi Drama - 1972
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder as Jun Eguchi · Action - 1970
Blind Woman’s Curse as Tani Shouichi · Crime - 1969
Battle of the Japan Sea as Gunnery Chief of Security · War - 1968
Samaritan Zatoichi as Yasaburo Kashiwazaki · Adventure - 1968
Admiral Yamamoto as Genda · War - 1968
Golden Eyes as Detective Tezuka · Thriller - 1967
Japan’s Longest Day as Major Hidemasa Koga - 1st Imperial Guards Division · Drama - 1966
Rise Against the Sword as Yatōta Gōemon · History - 1966
Adventure in Kigan Castle as Gorjaka · Family - 1965
Fort Graveyard as Inuyama · Drama - 1965
The Retreat from Kiska as Commander Amano · Drama - 1963
Samurai Pirate as The Black Pirate · Comedy - 1963
Warring Clans as Kinoshita · Comedy - 1963
Attack Squadron as Teppei Yano · Action - 1962
Chûshingura as Kazuemon Fuwa · History - 1961
Blueprint of Murder as Ken Sudô · Crime - 1960
Westward Desperado War - 1960
The Storm of the Pacific as Lt. Matsuura · War - 1960
The Last Gunfight as Yata · Crime - 1959
Desperado Outpost as Sergeant Okubo, alias Araki · Action - 1959
The Beast Shall Die Drama - 1959
The Big Boss Crime - 1958
The Hidden Fortress as Soldier (uncredited) · Drama Worldwide box office: $57.7K - 1958
The H-Man as Uchida, gangster · Sci-Fi
Who Makoto Satō Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Makoto Satō shares the most films with. Toshirô Mifune comes first, with 15 films together, followed by Jun Tazaki (11).
Makoto Satō: Questions & Answers
How many movies Makoto Satō has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Makoto Satō been in?
Makoto Satō is credited on 56 films, from 1958 to 2006. 51 of them as an actor and 5 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Makoto Satō's highest-grossing movie?
Typhoon Club (1985) is Makoto Satō's biggest box office hit, with $100K worldwide, ahead of The Hidden Fortress (1958) ($57.7K). Across every film with box office figures, Makoto Satō's movies have made $160K.
Makoto Satō's biggest hits What is Makoto Satō's newest movie?
The most recent film on Makoto Satō's filmography is Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006), which Makoto Satō directed.
Who does Makoto Satō work with most often?
Makoto Satō shares the most films with Toshirô Mifune (15 films), Jun Tazaki (11 films) and Ichirô Nakatani (8 films).
The Best Makoto Satō Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 56 credits.
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