Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō (佐藤 真 Satō Makoto, September 12, 1957 - September 4, 2007) was a Japanese documentary film director. Among his best-known films were Living On the River Agano and Self and Others.

His final film, Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2005), was named Best Documentary at the 2007 Mainichi Film Awards.

Early life

Satō was born in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, and raised in Tokyo.

Filmography

• Living on the River Agano (1992, 阿賀に生きる)
• Artists in Wonderland (1998, まひるのほし)
• Self and Others (2000, SELF AND OTHERS)
• Hanako (2001, 花子)
• Memories of Agano (2004, 阿賀の記憶)
• Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2005, エドワード・サイード OUT OF PLACE)

External links

• An English-language interview with Sato
• Box set of the Complete Works of Makoto Sato

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Name	Sato, Makoto
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Short description	Japanese documentary filmmaker
Date of birth	September 12, 1957
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Date of death	September 4, 2007
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