Directing

Takeshi Sato

Born — Died

1903-04-13 — 1978-12-08

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Known for

His Highness Surabaya poster
NR

Hisaya Morishige is Kyutaro, a nuclear physicist and his twin brother, Eiji, a con man. Eiji finally hits on his most elaborate scheme yet, to pretend to be a king of a remote, undiscovered island, and becomes a media sensation.

His Highness Surabaya

1955

The Invisible 108th Unit poster
NR

A poignant and deeply moving story of the officers and men of the Saipan “Total Annihilation” Unit, who, longing for their loved ones back home, return to their homeland unseen.

The Invisible 108th Unit

1956

Young Teacher poster
NR

A novice city-based teacher's first assignment is to a fishing village's grade school. The young teacher's first week with her new students is enjoyable, but she gradually notices that many of the students are skipping school. Visiting her students after class, she realizes that many of them are charged with work and tasks like making money, toiling on the farm, doing housework or tending to their younger siblings. Many of them live in unhygienic homes due to poverty or overwork. She not only reports and explains the situation to the school's principal, but also attempts to improve the conditions by making textbooks, teaching cleanliness, and making her classes relevant.

Young Teacher

1942

Chocolate and Soldiers poster
8.5

Chocolate and Soldiers (チョコレートと兵隊, Chokorēto to Heitai) is a 1938 Japanese war film directed by Sato Takeshi and one of the most effective Japanese propaganda films of the late 1930s. The American director Frank Capra said of Chocolate and Soldiers "We can't beat this kind of thing. We make a film like that maybe once in a decade. We haven't got the actors. It shows the common Japanese soldier as an individual and as a family man, presenting even enemy Chinese soldiers as brave individuals. It is considered to be a "humanist" film, paying close attention to the human feelings of both the soldier and his family. Cinema theorist Kate Taylor-Jones suggests that Chocolate and Soldiers provided "a vision of the noble, obedient and honourable Japanese army fighting to defend the emperor and Japan.

Chocolate and Soldiers

1938

Enomoto's Heaven and Hell poster
NR

Keita, after his death, was taken to the court of heaven as Defendant No. 1361, where his past was projected. He was formerly a favorite of the Meriken Circus troupe, yet he sinned by exposing a certain woman. During the screening, he realizes what he has done, and fate gives him a chance to redeem his sins.

Enomoto's Heaven and Hell

1954

Geisha Hidekoma poster
NR

As a bid to win contacts, ship building companies wine and dine political leaders, inviting the geisha Hidekoma and Hidechiyo to entertain the politicians.

Geisha Hidekoma

1954

Behind the camera

His Highness Surabaya poster
NR

Hisaya Morishige is Kyutaro, a nuclear physicist and his twin brother, Eiji, a con man. Eiji finally hits on his most elaborate scheme yet, to pretend to be a king of a remote, undiscovered island, and becomes a media sensation.

His Highness Surabaya

1955

The Invisible 108th Unit poster
NR

A poignant and deeply moving story of the officers and men of the Saipan “Total Annihilation” Unit, who, longing for their loved ones back home, return to their homeland unseen.

The Invisible 108th Unit

1956

Young Teacher poster
NR

A novice city-based teacher's first assignment is to a fishing village's grade school. The young teacher's first week with her new students is enjoyable, but she gradually notices that many of the students are skipping school. Visiting her students after class, she realizes that many of them are charged with work and tasks like making money, toiling on the farm, doing housework or tending to their younger siblings. Many of them live in unhygienic homes due to poverty or overwork. She not only reports and explains the situation to the school's principal, but also attempts to improve the conditions by making textbooks, teaching cleanliness, and making her classes relevant.

Young Teacher

1942

Chocolate and Soldiers poster
8.5

Chocolate and Soldiers (チョコレートと兵隊, Chokorēto to Heitai) is a 1938 Japanese war film directed by Sato Takeshi and one of the most effective Japanese propaganda films of the late 1930s. The American director Frank Capra said of Chocolate and Soldiers "We can't beat this kind of thing. We make a film like that maybe once in a decade. We haven't got the actors. It shows the common Japanese soldier as an individual and as a family man, presenting even enemy Chinese soldiers as brave individuals. It is considered to be a "humanist" film, paying close attention to the human feelings of both the soldier and his family. Cinema theorist Kate Taylor-Jones suggests that Chocolate and Soldiers provided "a vision of the noble, obedient and honourable Japanese army fighting to defend the emperor and Japan.

Chocolate and Soldiers

1938

Enomoto's Heaven and Hell poster
NR

Keita, after his death, was taken to the court of heaven as Defendant No. 1361, where his past was projected. He was formerly a favorite of the Meriken Circus troupe, yet he sinned by exposing a certain woman. During the screening, he realizes what he has done, and fate gives him a chance to redeem his sins.

Enomoto's Heaven and Hell

1954

Geisha Hidekoma poster
NR

As a bid to win contacts, ship building companies wine and dine political leaders, inviting the geisha Hidekoma and Hidechiyo to entertain the politicians.

Geisha Hidekoma

1954

University Gates poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

University Gates

1948

Return poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Return

1949

The 99th Bride poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The 99th Bride

1947

No artwork available
NR

Two brothers move to their grandfather's house after their father is drafted and play war games with their new classmates.

Osanaki mono no hata

1939