Jun'ya Satô

Interview with Japanese director Jun'ya Satô.

Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of Great Elder Ii Naosuke. Based on true events.

Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of Great Elder Ii Naosuke. Based on true events.

Макико Учида прибывает в порт Южной Японии в надежде найти судно, которое может отвезти её к месту, где 60 лет назад обрёл покой корабль Императорских Военно-Морских Сил Японии — «Ямато». Дело в том, что она — дочь офицера, который служил на этом корабле. Неожиданно встретив армейского товарища своего отца, девушка узнаёт историю о сражении за Окинаву.

Макико Учида прибывает в порт Южной Японии в надежде найти судно, которое может отвезти её к месту, где 60 лет назад обрёл покой корабль Императорских Военно-Морских Сил Японии — «Ямато». Дело в том, что она — дочь офицера, который служил на этом корабле. Неожиданно встретив армейского товарища своего отца, девушка узнаёт историю о сражении за Окинаву.

In 1929 the fossil of a 500,000 year old man is discovered in China. In 1941 the Japanese army confiscates this find, but during the war the remains disappear. Based on these factual events, this movie takes off with a science fiction story involving a space rocket which places a satellite in orbit containing a secret cargo. The satellite crashes on a remote island and footprints are found in the sand leading away from the crash site. A story of how an ancient primitive cave-dwelling family contends with the scientists who want to study them.

Hikaru, an ordinary man, discovers a way to unleash the supernatural powers hidden inside his soul, allowing him to cure others with his newfound “ki” healing power.

Keiko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. As she struggles to cope with the situation and resist the infection, she finds new friendship and companionship with a journalist named Miyuki and a man named Akira.

Исторический фильм по роману Ясуси Иноуэ. Потерпев кораблекрушение у берегов Сибири, японский капитан с шестнадцатью матросами пускаются в удивительные приключения, полные переживаний, любви, отчаянья и чудес длиною в девять лет.

Исторический фильм по роману Ясуси Иноуэ. Потерпев кораблекрушение у берегов Сибири, японский капитан с шестнадцатью матросами пускаются в удивительные приключения, полные переживаний, любви, отчаянья и чудес длиною в девять лет.

In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk Road. One student is Zhao Xingde, who becomes the favorite of his commander, Zhu Wangli. While sacking a fortress, Xingde discovers Tsurpia, princess of the Uighur. He hides her; they fall in love. When he's sent away to study Xixian, he leaves Tsurpia in Zhu's care, but returns to find her engaged to Li. Tragedy follows, and he and Zhu enter a pact to take revenge when Li arrives at Dun-Huang, the region's seat of learning and culture. Against overwhelming odds, they find a surprising way to leave a monument to their life and love.

In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk Road. One student is Zhao Xingde, who becomes the favorite of his commander, Zhu Wangli. While sacking a fortress, Xingde discovers Tsurpia, princess of the Uighur. He hides her; they fall in love. When he's sent away to study Xixian, he leaves Tsurpia in Zhu's care, but returns to find her engaged to Li. Tragedy follows, and he and Zhu enter a pact to take revenge when Li arrives at Dun-Huang, the region's seat of learning and culture. Against overwhelming odds, they find a surprising way to leave a monument to their life and love.

The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1970, Uemura also accomplished several "firsts". He was the first man to reach the North Pole solo, climb Denali solo, and float down the Amazon river solo. In the film, Uemura returns to Tokyo after a stint in Siorapaluk in Northern Greenland. In Tokyo, he reconnects with an old friend and, over coffee, shares his life story - from his days as a college dropout to his successful expedition to the top of Everest.

The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1970, Uemura also accomplished several "firsts". He was the first man to reach the North Pole solo, climb Denali solo, and float down the Amazon river solo. In the film, Uemura returns to Tokyo after a stint in Siorapaluk in Northern Greenland. In Tokyo, he reconnects with an old friend and, over coffee, shares his life story - from his days as a college dropout to his successful expedition to the top of Everest.

Фильм снят в предверие 1150-летней годовщины смерти Кобо Дайси (774—835). Под именем Кукай он стал основателем секты Сингон, одной из главных школ японского буддизма. Высокообразованный человек, он предпринял путешествие в Китай, изучил санскрит, и выработал удивительно гуманистическую философскую модель мироздания. Он призывал людей получать счастье не в загробном мире, а на этой земле, и добиваться счастья своим трудом, прикладывая к этому все возможные усилия.

Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel.

Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel.

За десять лет до начала Второй мировой войны в Азии японский мастер Го и его китайский соперник встречаются в Китае для игры в Го. В это время замечают талант у сына китайского игрока и он переезжает в Японию для дальнейшего обучения игре Го. Проходят годы и теперь, после вторжения японских войск в Китай, юный мастер должен сделать выбор между головокружительной карьерой профессионального игрока и любовью к Родине. Выбор осложняется его браком с дочерью японского мастера, которая скоро родит его ребенка. Это история является отражением трагических отношений, сложившимися между Китаем и Японией в годы Второй мировой войны.

О спортивном соперничестве двух волейболисток, советской и японской, об их дружбе. События охватывают период от Монреальской Олимпиады 1976 года до кануна ХХII Олимпийских игр в Москве.

Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.

Прокурор Мориока арестован полицией по обвинению в грабежах и изнасиловании. В его квартире найдены многочисленные улики, находятся свидетели, и генеральный прокурор города Токио не верит в его невиновность. Стремясь доказать, что все это подстроено, Мориока бежит из-под стражи и, скрываясь от правосудия, начинает собственное расследование, начинает опасную погоню…

Управление безопасности суперэкспрессов получает телефонное предупреждение о том, что в находящийся в пути суперэкспресс «Хикари-109», везущий полторы тысячи пассажиров, подложена бомба, которая взорвется, если скорость экспресса снизится ниже 70 км/ч. Главарь террористов Окита требует за схему обезвреживания бомбы 5 миллионов долларов. Все силы полиции брошены на поиски террористов, но времени остается все меньше…

Управление безопасности суперэкспрессов получает телефонное предупреждение о том, что в находящийся в пути суперэкспресс «Хикари-109», везущий полторы тысячи пассажиров, подложена бомба, которая взорвется, если скорость экспресса снизится ниже 70 км/ч. Главарь террористов Окита требует за схему обезвреживания бомбы 5 миллионов долларов. Все силы полиции брошены на поиски террористов, но времени остается все меньше…

In the spring of 1945, Murakami, an apprentice officer, was ordered by the General Staff Headquarters to be assigned to the secret 33rd Eastern Unit, known only to the upper ranks of the General Staff. This is where secret warriors, spies and guerrillas, are trained. Eventually, a variety of training will be held, from pistols, karate, martial arts to pickpocketing wallets.

Экранизация хитовой манги. Golgo 13, также известный под псевдонимом Дьюк Того, является профессиональным убийцей. Его возраст и место рождения неизвестны, и в мировом разведывательном сообществе нет единого мнения относительно его истинной личности. Большая часть его работ завершается с помощью специализированной винтовки М16 с прицелом. С «Голго 13» заключен контракт на убийство Макса Боа, главы международного преступного синдиката, ответственного за наркотики, оружие и торговлю людьми.

This biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his arrest after the shooting of businessman Hideki Yokoi.

After a desperate gang of ex-soldiers and gamblers meet in a fistfight in occupied Ginza they decide to make the neighborhood their own.

Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most powerful gang in Tokyo's glittering Shibuya ward.

In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively with prostitutes, politicians and the police.

In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively with prostitutes, politicians and the police.

Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsurata as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He finds himself between a rock and a hard place, at odds with both the dockworkers' leader (Tomisaburo Wakayama) and sadistic, unprincipled bosses (Fumio Watanabe and Tetsuro Tamba).

Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has broken up, and only a few people still respect him. So he becomes a consultant to another gang who are about to be clobbered by a much larger gang moving in from out of town. Aiba proves a crafty tactician, and does very well at playing gangs off against each other in order to save the smaller gang. His advice is not always taken by those he tries to help, but he is generally proved right.

Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has broken up, and only a few people still respect him. So he becomes a consultant to another gang who are about to be clobbered by a much larger gang moving in from out of town. Aiba proves a crafty tactician, and does very well at playing gangs off against each other in order to save the smaller gang. His advice is not always taken by those he tries to help, but he is generally proved right.

1945 год. Терпя поражения по всем фронтам от сил союзников, Япония прибегает к последнему средству – использованию пилотов-камикадзе для атак вражеских кораблей. Но эффективность этих атак не высока, половина пилотов погибает, даже ещё не долетев до своих целей, часть из них сбивают вражеские самолёты, часть силы ПВО противника. Для увеличения эффективности, командование принимает решение создать отряд эскорта, пилоты которого будут прикрывать, и сопровождать пилотов-камикадзе до целей. На должность командира отряда назначают капитана Масато Мунакату, в прошлом он сам участвовал в атаке смертников в заливе Лейте, но остался в живых. Капитан Мунаката отказывается возглавить отряд, так как убеждён, что таким способом не победить в войне. Но переубедить командование невозможно, и осознав, что без эскорта пилоты и дальше будут напрасно гибнуть, не выполнив свой долг, Мунаката вступает в должность.

A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.

A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians gather hooligans to join their group. In Ginza, the Togawa gang have taken over Sakurada's territory. After several fights Kijima and Ôba gain control of the territory by chasing out the notorious Togawa Group in the name of Sakurada. But Kijima is arrested for assaulting an American soldier. A few years pass. Kijima has served his prison term and the sears of war have been erased from Ginza. Ôba is now president of a company specializing in collection of bad debts, cheque frauds and everything that means money. People call their organization the “Private Police,” and Kijima begins to work for Ôba. Now the Takegami gang waits a chance to seize the Ginza territory.

An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug trafficking. When she goes to China to make a deal, things get botched pretty badly. Shimamura must travel to save her and recoup his employers’ losses.

Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making him aim to get revenge. Marvin an experienced gunman befriends Ken and becomes his mentor.

A war breaks out on the streets between rivalry Yakuza clans.

Тэцуя Эдзаки - успешный бизнесмен, он пользуется неизменным успехом у женщин, однако он не готов вступить в брак, который помешает его карьере. Неожиданная страсть изменяет всю его жизнь.

Тэцуя Эдзаки - успешный бизнесмен, он пользуется неизменным успехом у женщин, однако он не готов вступить в брак, который помешает его карьере. Неожиданная страсть изменяет всю его жизнь.

Set in the pleasure district of Kyoto, Tamiko (Yoshiko Mita, in her first lead role) is a young girl attending high school by day and training as a geisha at night She sees her future as an entertainer, not a prostitute, & she expects a happy marriage with a medical student, Yasuke (Katsuo Nakamura), a sweet fellow she deeply loves. but things started to getting worse for Tamiko and she's forced to become the mistress of the disgusting Tsukada (Seiji Miyaguchi).

Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is not invited. Jiro meanwhile is planning a big job - steal 40 million in cash and drugs, and he invites Sabu and gang to act as decoys, for 50,000 each. The sting is a success, but the double-crossing starts almost immediately. Sabu discovers how little of the take they were promised and hides the stash. Jiro and his slimy partner pressure the kids to fess up. Meanwhile, their respectable elder brother Ichiro is being leaned on by the town's big boss, whose money it was.

Adaptation of novel.

Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.

The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional shogi player through his genius shogi skills and lives a fanatically devoted shogi game supported by the love of his family. This is the 3rd adaptation of Hideji Hojo's famous play.

Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.