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Makoto Satō (1957-2007)

Alias:
Makoto Sato
Makoto Satô
Satô Makoto
Satō Makoto
佐藤 真

Birthplace:
Aomori, Japan

Born:
September 12, 1957

Died:
September 4, 2007

Biography from TheMovieDB

Makoto Satō was a Japanese documentary film director.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
1983  The Innocent Sea

Coordinating Producer:
1983  The Innocent Sea
2006  The Cheese & The Worms

Director:
1983  The Innocent Sea
1992  Living on the River Agano
1994  Diary of Our Daughter's Birth
1995  I Want the Sun
1996  Minamata Disease Video Q&A
1997  Sunday at the Preschool
1999  Artists in Wonderland
1999  Letter from a Goddess
2001  Hanako
2001  Self and Others
2004  Mideast Report
2005  Memories of Agano
2006  Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
2006  The Cheese & The Worms

Editor:
1983  The Innocent Sea
1992  Living on the River Agano
1994  Diary of Our Daughter's Birth
1995  I Want the Sun
1996  Minamata Disease Video Q&A
1997  Nadya's Village
1997  Sunday at the Preschool
1999  Artists in Wonderland
1999  Letter from a Goddess
2001  Hanako
2001  Self and Others
2004  Mideast Report
2005  Memories of Agano
2006  Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
2006  The Cheese & The Worms

Producer:
1983  The Innocent Sea
1992  Living on the River Agano
1994  Diary of Our Daughter's Birth
1995  I Want the Sun
1996  Minamata Disease Video Q&A
1997  Nadya's Village
1997  Sunday at the Preschool
1999  Artists in Wonderland
1999  Letter from a Goddess
2001  Hanako
2001  Self and Others
2004  Mideast Report
2005  Memories of Agano
2006  Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
2006  The Cheese & The Worms

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