Makoto Satô

Biography

This sly-faced actor joined Toho in 1956, and was shortly playing villains of one type or another, most famously in the nearly dialogue-free role of the elusive gangster in Ishiro Honda's Bijo to Ekitai Ningen (aka The H-Man, 1958). The following year, Toho promoted him to stardom in Kihachi Okamoto's surprise smash hit, the cynical war picture Dokuritsu Gurentai (Desperado Outpost, 1959). Thereafter he split his time between toplining Toho's war pictures and gangster pictures (but not always as the villain now). Typical of his gangster films are Ishiro Honda's Shinko no ko (1960) and Jun Fukuda's Ankokugai no Kiba (Fangs of the Underworld, 1962). This latter role allowed him to show off his comedic talents, as he played a gangster who is constantly frustrated in his hobby-quest to build the perfect house of cards. Sato remains working and much in demand in Japanese films and TV through the present day.

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 38 years1959 to 1997

Genres

Action55%, 6 films
Drama45%, 5 films
History27%, 3 films
Romance27%, 3 films
Adventure18%, 2 films

First and latest

Makoto Satô movies on Netflix

The Eel1997IMDb rating 7.3as Jukichi Takada
Typhoon Club1985IMDb rating 6.9as Hideo
I Are You, You Am Me1982IMDb rating 7.1as Akio Saitoh
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981IMDb rating 6.3as Sekine, Leader of Matsunoki-gumi
Port Arthur1980IMDb rating 6.6
Message from Space1978IMDb rating 5.0as Urocco
Truck Rascals1975IMDb rating 6.4as Dragon
The Lost World of Sinbad1963IMDb rating 6.3as The Black Pirate
Chûshingura1962IMDb rating 7.5as Kazuemon Fuwa
The Storm of the Pacific1960IMDb rating 6.3as Lt. Matsuura
The Beast Shall Die1959IMDb rating 7.4as Mita, bodyguard

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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I Are You, You Am Me1982 Comedyas Akio Saitoh
IMDb rating 7.1634 votes
Chûshingura1962 Action, Drama, Historyas Kazuemon Fuwa
IMDb rating 7.52.4K votes
Message from Space1978as Urocco
IMDb rating 5.01.9K votes
Port Arthur1980
IMDb rating 6.6436 votes
Typhoon Club1985as Hideo
IMDb rating 6.91.7K votes
The Storm of the Pacific1960as Lt. Matsuura
IMDb rating 6.3270 votes
The Eel1997as Jukichi Takada
IMDb rating 7.37.1K votes
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981as Sekine, Leader of Matsunoki-gumi
IMDb rating 6.31.2K votes

Most often with

Shinji Sômai directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Toshirô Mifune

Takashi Shimura

Tatsuya Nakadai

Akira Emoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Hiroshi KoizumiShinji SômaiDirector, 2 films

Films together

Toshirô Mifune3 films together, 1960 to 1963
Toshirô Mifune's page
- The Lost World of Sinbad1963IMDb rating 6.3Satô as The Black PirateMifune as Sukezaemon Naya, alias 'Luzon' (Sinbad in English version)
- Chûshingura1962IMDb rating 7.5Satô as Kazuemon FuwaMifune as Genba Tawaraboshi
- The Storm of the Pacific1960IMDb rating 6.3Satô as Lt. MatsuuraMifune as Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Takashi Shimura3 films together, 1960 to 1963
Takashi Shimura's page
- The Lost World of Sinbad1963IMDb rating 6.3Satô as The Black PirateShimura as King Raksha
- Chûshingura1962IMDb rating 7.5Satô as Kazuemon FuwaShimura as Hyôbu Chisaka
- The Storm of the Pacific1960IMDb rating 6.3Satô as Lt. MatsuuraShimura as Tosaku
Tatsuya Nakadai2 films together, 1959 to 1980
Tatsuya Nakadai's page
- Port Arthur1980IMDb rating 6.6Nakadai as Maresuke Nogi
- The Beast Shall Die1959IMDb rating 7.4Satô as Mita, bodyguardNakadai as Kunihiko Date
Akira Emoto2 films together, 1981 to 1997
Akira Emoto's page
- The Eel1997IMDb rating 7.3Satô as Jukichi TakadaEmoto as Tamotsu Takasaki
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981IMDb rating 6.3Satô as Sekine, Leader of Matsunoki-gumiEmoto as Detective Kuroki
Hideyo Amamoto2 films together, 1963 to 1978
Hideyo Amamoto's page
- Message from Space1978IMDb rating 5.0Satô as UroccoAmamoto as Dark
- The Lost World of Sinbad1963IMDb rating 6.3Satô as The Black PirateAmamoto as Granny the Witch (in drag)
Hiroshi Koizumi2 films together, 1959 to 1960
Hiroshi Koizumi's page
- The Storm of the Pacific1960IMDb rating 6.3Satô as Lt. Matsuura
- The Beast Shall Die1959IMDb rating 7.4Satô as Mita, bodyguardKoizumi as Detective Masugi
Shinji SômaiDirector, 2 films, 1981 to 1985
- Typhoon Club1985IMDb rating 6.9Satô as Hideo
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981IMDb rating 6.3Satô as Sekine, Leader of Matsunoki-gumi
Also two films together18 more actors
- Minori TeradaTyphoon Club (1985) and Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
- Jun TazakiThe Lost World of Sinbad (1963) and The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
- Akira TakaradaChûshingura (1962) and The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
- Etsuko ShihomiI Are You, You Am Me (1982) and Message from Space (1978)
- Yôsuke NatsukiChûshingura (1962) and The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
- Kumi MizunoThe Lost World of Sinbad (1963) and Chûshingura (1962)
- Nadao KirinoThe Lost World of Sinbad (1963) and The Beast Shall Die (1959)
- Keiju KobayashiChûshingura (1962) and The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
- Tatsuya MihashiChûshingura (1962) and The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
- Tetsu NakamuraThe Lost World of Sinbad (1963) and The Beast Shall Die (1959)
- Seizaburô KawazuChûshingura (1962) and The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
- Haruya KatôI Are You, You Am Me (1982) and The Beast Shall Die (1959)
- Reiko DanChûshingura (1962) and The Beast Shall Die (1959)
- Toshinori OmiTyphoon Club (1985) and I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
- Yumi ShirakawaChûshingura (1962) and The Beast Shall Die (1959)
- Ryô IkebeChûshingura (1962) and The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
- Jun FunatoPort Arthur (1980) and The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
- Masayuki YuharaPort Arthur (1980) and Truck Rascals (1975)
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