Koichi Sato Movies

  • 2022
    Imperial Osaka Dojima Deiri Bashi

    Imperial Osaka Dojima Deiri Bashi

    Imperial Osaka Dojima Deiri Bashi

    02022HD

    A personal novel-like piece that tries to leave a "record" of the restaurant in the past, triggered by the closing of a western restaurant in Dojima,...

    Imperial Osaka Dojima Deiri Bashi
  • 2022
    Gentle Music

    Gentle Music

    Gentle Music

    02022HD

    The "wheels of mystery" begin to move when a man working at a small shipyard meets a female student who seems to get upset at the sight of him. While...

    Gentle Music
  • 2013
    Kaibutsu

    Kaibutsu

    Kaibutsu

    02013HD

    Detective Takeo Kosai is about to be demoted. He then plans to entrap Akira Dojima without his partner Detective Emi Ishikawa's knowledge. Akira...

    Kaibutsu
  • 1986
    Bullying is Costly

    Bullying is Costly

    Bullying is Costly

    01986HD

    An office worker who releases his frustrations by maliciously bullying his good-natured boss has a bizarre experience in a mountain hut.

    Bullying is Costly
  • 1991
    Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

    01991HD

    During the 16th century, Japan was involved in the Sengoku Period, an era of civil wars and the powerful warlords who fought them. One of the...

    Takeda Shingen
  • 2012
    Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi

    Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi

    Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi

    02012HD

    The drama is set on the Twilight Express, Japan's longest overnight train service, which runs approximately 22 hours between Osaka and Sapporo....

    Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi
  • 1987
    MacArthur's Children—Part II

    MacArthur's Children—Part II

    MacArthur's Children—Part II

    01987HD

    A continuation of the story of the postwar years in the Japanese Inland Sea. Now a decade has passed. Two friends meet and decide to look for the...

    MacArthur's Children—Part II
  • 2011
    That's the Way!

    That's the Way!

    That's the Way!

    02011HD

    A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through...

    That's the Way!
  • 1997
    Lie Lie Lie

    Lie Lie Lie

    Lie Lie Lie

    01997HD

    Hatano is living as an insomniac freelance typesetter alone in his bayside apartment. One day, Aikawa, a high school classmate he hasn’t seen...

    Lie Lie Lie
  • 1981
    Manon

    Manon

    Manon

    01981HD

    A story about a woman who is a research student of a theater company and the three men who are at the mercy of her.

    Manon
  • 2013
    Kamisama no Beret

    Kamisama no Beret

    Kamisama no Beret

    02013HD

    A beginning editor, Odamachi, slips back in time to the year 1973 and meets Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka, then, is out of luck. He has failed in animation...

    Kamisama no Beret
  • 2019
    BOLT

    BOLT

    BOLT

    02019HD

    Scene one: March 11th, 2011. An earthquake and a tsunami strike the East coast of Japan, damaging the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. A man and five...

    BOLT
  • 1996
    Oishinbo

    Oishinbo

    Oishinbo

    01996HD

    Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by...

    Oishinbo
  • 2008
    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

    02008HD

    A dream collaboration between five directors who represent the modern Japanese film industry! An omnibus work composed of five short films has been...

    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
  • 1991
    Castle of Sand

    Castle of Sand

    Castle of Sand

    01991HD

    What is the dark fate of a young up-and-coming artist who is on the verge of achieving glory? The story depicts the fate of a detective who...

    Castle of Sand
  • 1982
    The Man from Shimizu

    The Man from Shimizu

    The Man from Shimizu

    01982HD

    On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a...

    The Man from Shimizu
  • 1994
    Pu

    Pu

    Pu

    01994HD

    A wanderer and his son arrive on an obscure northern island of Japan, causing the village of Pu to fall into disarray.

    Pu
  • 1982
    Gate of Youth 2

    Gate of Youth 2

    Gate of Youth 2

    01982HD

    Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.

    Gate of Youth 2
  • 2018
    As a Father of Murderer Son

    As a Father of Murderer Son

    As a Father of Murderer Son

    02018HD

    Keiichi Yoshinaga, who works for a major construction company receives a sudden phone call from his ex-wife, Junko Aoba. She tells Keiichi that their...

    As a Father of Murderer Son
  • 1992
    Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death

    Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death

    Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death

    01992HD

    Winner of the 1992 Galaxy Award Encouragement Prize and the 1992 Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award Excellence Prize. Winner of the 10th...

    Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death