Tadao Satō
Actor · 1930 – 2022
Movies7
Movie7.0DocumentaryHistoryAn account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016 · 53 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryDocumentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa
Kurosawa
2000 · 4 votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryWith Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy.
MovieDocumentarySato Tadao is a giant of film criticism with over 150 published works to his name. He adored Asian cinema and referred to one Indian film, Kummatty, as his treasure. The director sets out on a journey in search of that treasure.
Movie6.8DocumentaryAn extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both interviews and Ozu-related locations) shot by Ozu's long-time camera-man (who came out of retirement to work on this). Surprisingly (or perhaps not), it focuses less on Ozu's accomplishments as a film-maker than on his impact on the lives of the people he worked with..
Movie10.0DocumentaryA documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece.
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
2006 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryA 2007 documentary examining the collaboration between Teshigahara and novelist Kobo Abe, featuring interviews with film scholars Donald Richie and Tadao Sato, film programmer Richard Peña, set designer Arata Isozaki, producer Noriko Nomura, and screenwriter John Nathan
Teshigahara and Abe
2007 · 2 votes