Acting

Minoru Sato

Known for

Acting

Credits

10 titles

Known for

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster poster
5.6

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

1967

A Man with Dragon Tattoos poster
8.0

In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many across Japan. A vigorous young man with a look of fearless determination, sets foot on the northern part of Kyushu, an area where Yakuza thrived. His name is Kingoro Tamai (Yujiro Ishihara). With plans to travel the world, Kingoro worked diligently at a coal mine. His loyalty and hard work earned the respect of his peers, his courage won the heart of the beautiful Mon (Ruriko Asaoka), and his success evoked jealousy in his enemies.

A Man with Dragon Tattoos

1962

Velvet Hustler poster
6.8

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.

Velvet Hustler

1967

Outlaw: Gangster VIP poster
6.7

Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle. Violence never bothered him. However, after being sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a rival gang’s hit man, he becomes disenchanted with the Yakuza life style. Goro is determined to start anew, but karma catches up. His two closest friends are murdered by his ex-boss. He is left with two options: to kill or be killed.

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

1968

The Man with a Shotgun poster
6.5

Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill.

The Man with a Shotgun

1961

Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa

1962

Film credits

1960s · 9 titles

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster poster
5.6

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

1967

A Man with Dragon Tattoos poster
8.0

In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many across Japan. A vigorous young man with a look of fearless determination, sets foot on the northern part of Kyushu, an area where Yakuza thrived. His name is Kingoro Tamai (Yujiro Ishihara). With plans to travel the world, Kingoro worked diligently at a coal mine. His loyalty and hard work earned the respect of his peers, his courage won the heart of the beautiful Mon (Ruriko Asaoka), and his success evoked jealousy in his enemies.

A Man with Dragon Tattoos

1962

Velvet Hustler poster
6.8

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.

Velvet Hustler

1967

Outlaw: Gangster VIP poster
6.7

Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle. Violence never bothered him. However, after being sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a rival gang’s hit man, he becomes disenchanted with the Yakuza life style. Goro is determined to start anew, but karma catches up. His two closest friends are murdered by his ex-boss. He is left with two options: to kill or be killed.

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

1968

The Man with a Shotgun poster
6.5

Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill.

The Man with a Shotgun

1961

Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa

1962

Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women poster
NR

A sequel to Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards!

Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women

1963

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains

1961

Night of Bloody Hell poster
NR

A motorcycle daredevil is murdered by a gang that wants to take over the circus to become the cover for their drug operation, but his replacement (Akira Kobayashi) has other ideas.

Night of Bloody Hell

1962