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Makoto Satô

Makoto Satô

Actor · Died December 6, 2012, aged 78 · Kanzaki District, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan

Makoto Satō (18 March 1934 – 6 December 2012) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1953 to 2008.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 18, 1934
Died
December 6, 2012 (aged 78)
From
Kanzaki District, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 159 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Makoto Satô's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Survival
22%
Self
15%
Bonds
11%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Revenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
8
Dread
3
Absurd
3
Thrilling
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Makoto Satô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Makoto Satô's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

159 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gun-Kyu: War Pigeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Hidaruka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Fireflies: River of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Vengeance for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Enemy

  • The Stupid Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Kurihara

  • First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Shikoku(1999)

    as Sendo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Shomuni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Diary of Early Winter Shower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Numata

  • Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Princess Mononoke(1997)

    as Tatari God (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Eel(1997)

    as Jukichi Takada

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Secret Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Shinjuku Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ai・Mai・Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Akutsu Kaname

  • Urban Marine Resort Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Yun’s Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Zatoichi(1989)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast(1986)

    as Seiroku the Pimp

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Four Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Morio Kitazawa

  • Typhoon Club(1985)

    as Hideo

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lonely Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Principal Okamoto

  • Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • The Street of Desire(1984)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kazoku no sentaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Shinji Koiwa

  • Legend of the Cat Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Amagi Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Police in chief

  • Cute Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Detective

  • The Imperial Japanese Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • I Are You, You Am Me(1982)

    as Akio Saitoh

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Ninja-gari(1982)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sailor Suit and Machine Gun(1981)

    as Sekine

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Imperial Navy(1981)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Flames of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Shogun's Ninja(1980)

    as Junka no Yatoji

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • The Battle of Port Arthur(1980)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Okinawa War of Ten Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Message from Space(1978)

    as Urocco

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Red-Hot Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Yasuo Fujiwara

  • The Youth Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Dragon

  • Green Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Killing Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Kentaro Otaki

  • The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Takeshi Hayabusa

  • Moscow, My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Tetsuya

  • The Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Takeshi Hayabusa

  • The Water Margin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 26 episodes · as Yang Zhi

  • The Human Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • The Incident at Takanodai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Miyamoto Musashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Kigeki yūwaku ryokō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jun Eguchi

  • Kogarashi Monjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Kinzo

  • Blood for Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hiroshi Yoshinaga

  • Thugs of Shinjuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Blind Woman's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Tani Shouichi

  • Prison Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Summit of Mt. Fuji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Morita

  • Rise and Fall of Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Killer's Hit List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Woman Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Falcon Fighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Lt. Takeo Kato

  • Woman Gambling Expert: Odd/Even Gambling Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Battle of the Japan Sea(1969)

    as Gunnery Chief of Security

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ex Convict: Sword Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Cross of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • 25 O'Clock in Shinjuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Bonds of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Kenji Hirai

  • Samaritan Zatoichi(1968)

    as Yasaburo Kashiwazaki

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Where Love Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Trigger-Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Admiral Yamamoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Genda

  • Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose in All Directions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • I, the Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Kawashima

  • Golden Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Detective Tezuka

  • Japan's Longest Day(1967)

    as Major Hidemasa Koga - 1st Imperial Guards Division

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Zoku izuko e (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Killing Bottle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Ken Hayata

  • This Is Youth! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Jin'nouchi

  • What's Up, Tiger Lily?(1966)

    as Phil's Partner

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Daphne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Goro (Kudo's younger brother)

  • The Mad Atlantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Aoki

  • Zero Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Adventure in Kigan Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Gorjaka

  • Rise Against the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Yatōta Gōemon

  • Fort Graveyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Inuyama

  • We Will Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Retreat from Kiska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Commander Amano

  • Homeless Ninja Trick Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Start Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Sanjiro Kitamura (Toshiko’s Husband)

  • Mission to Annihilate the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • A Keg of Powder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Inspector Yagyu

  • Blood and Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Ant Hell War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Tiger Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Whirlwind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Shuri Kusanagi

  • Samurai Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as The Black Pirate

  • Operation Mad Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Interpol Code 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Natsuo Ezaki

  • Outpost of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Siege of Fort Bismarck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Warring Clans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Kinoshita

  • Attack Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Teppei Yano

  • The Weed of Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Chushingura(1962)

    as Kazuemon Fuwa

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Operation Enemy Fort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Operation Sewer Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Byakko

  • Counterstroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Ryusuke Oki

  • The Crimson Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Witness Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Bandits on the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • A Man in Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Blood on the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Nagagorō of Shimizu

  • Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Teraemon (a Western two-sworded ronin)

  • The Man from the East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Uesugi

  • The Last Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Merciless Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Blueprint of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Ken Sudô

  • Westward Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Reporters from the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Tell It to the Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • University Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Storm of the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Lt. Matsuura

  • I'm a Single Salaryman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Kawashima Shigeo

  • Three Dolls and Three Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Last Gunfight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Yata

  • The Imitation Lords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Desperado Outpost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Sergeant Okubo, alias Araki

  • The Guys in the Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The College Ruggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Matsukichi Ishikawa

  • The Beast Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Entrapped Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Saburo Shindo

  • The Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Hidden Fortress(1958)

    as Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Young Boss is Third Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Tadashi

  • Who Is the Informer? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Detective A

  • Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • He's the Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Young Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The H-Man(1958)

    as Uchida

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • In Self-Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • All About Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Faraway Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Decoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ryōsuke Yamashita (Escaped convict)

  • The Men of Toho-ku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Kiss the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Last Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The 36 Passengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Man in the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Luckiest Dai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Summer in Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Wicked Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Bot-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 159 titles from 1953 to 2008; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Typhoon Club (1985)

$100K worldwide

Highest rated

Chushingura (1962)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Shogun's Ninja (1980)

Film career

19532008

Peak 1997 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting159 of 159: 159 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1950s27 · acting1960s68 · acting1970s26 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s6 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
5873

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Makoto Satô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 21; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)

69th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Makoto Satô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Makoto Satô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hiroyuki Sanada shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers