Satsuo Yamamoto

Director Satsuo Yamamoto
Photo © Svensson, Arne. Japan (Screen Series), 1971. New York: A.S. Barnes.

Satsuo Yamamoto (山本薩夫, Yamamoto Satsuo, Kagoshima, July 15, 1910 - August 11, 1983) was a Japanese director.

Partial Filmography

• [1962-12-01] Shinobi no Mono
• [1967-08-12] Zatoichi 16: Zatoichi the Outlaw
• [1969-11-15] Blood End

Awards and Nominations

• Blue Ribbon Awards
  • 1966: Won Best Director for Shonin no isu (1965) and Nippon dorobô monogatari (1965)
  • 1967: Won Best Film for The Great White Tower (1966)
• Japanese Academy Awards
  • 1980: Nominated Best Director for Oh! The Nomugi Pass (1979)
• Kinema Junpo Awards
  • 1967: Won Best Director for The Great White Tower (1966); also Best Film
• Mainichi Film Concours
  • 1960: Won Best Director for Niguruma no uta (1959) and Ningen no kabe (1959)
  • 1967: Won Best Director for The Great White Tower (1966); also Best Film
  • 1971: Won Best Director for Men and War (1970)
  • 1977: Won Best Director for Fumô chitai (1976); also Best Film
  • 1980: Won Best Film for Oh! The Nomugi Pass (1979)
• Moscow International Film Festival
  • 1967: Won Silver Prize for The Great White Tower (1966) (Nominated Grand Prix)

Bibliography

• Satsuo Yamamoto at the Internet Movie Database
• 山本薩夫 at the Japanese Movie Database
• 山本薩夫 at www.allcinema.net
• 山本薩夫 at Kinema Jumpo

External Links

• Kato, Mariko. (2008-01-25) "SATSUO YAMAMOTO: Classic director remembered" at The Japan Times Online.