Makoto Satō Movies

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

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...

Agent Jiro Kitami attempts to stop a smuggling ring from shipping arms to Vietcong guerrillas.

Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year sentence, only to find it infested with yakuza...

The first work of 27-year-old director Eizo Sugawa, contrasting a politician father and his son, a drummer in a student band. It depicts the conflict...

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...

In the prewar days leading up to the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937, head flight instructor Lt. Katō Tateo of the Imperial Japanese Army-Air...

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.

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

It's a rare occasion when a noted filmmaker like Yamauchi Tetsuya gets to re-visit a previous film, and in this re-make of NINJA GARI, he not only...

After finally passing his teacher's exam, Miwa (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) devoted himself to teaching in a rustic primary school. He struggles to get through...

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

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

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

The fifth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

The sixth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Takashi Tsuboshima

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.

Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.