Akio Satake

Aurora Borealis (1990)

The story of a man and a wolf-dog in East Siberia during the early 1900s. ...

Goyou Sen Enjou (1982)

Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties (1982)

A vampire stalks a female editor as she pursues a case in Kofu that took place at the villa of a writer of bizarre novels in Karuizawa. ...

Secret Information (1968)

A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him. ...

One Way Ticket to Love (1960)

The backstage romances of an egotistical singer and his under-valued manager, a lovelorn bandman and a nude dancer. ...

Love in the Mountains (1959)

A mother and her daughter who run a quiet mountain hotel, and guests who visit the hotel. A girl who does not know what a broken heart is, the attractive joy of first love, and separation is like parting with life. The mother-daughter duet with Isuzu Yamad ...

Good Morning (1959)

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu's perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weave ...

Bridge (1959)

A 1959 Yoshiaki Bansho adaptation of an Osaragi Jiro story. ...

Confronting Fear (1958)

Former boxer Goro Kawasaki was attacked by the organizer of the fights for knocking out his opponent because he could not stand the fight. He is being released from prison, where he was imprisoned on charges of causing bodily harm. He meets his younger bro ...

Hearts A-Flutter (1957)

Akuma no kao (1957)

Flying in the Air (1957)

The movie depicts the youth of kamikaze pilots who scattered young lives in the sky. ...

Next Door to Happiness (1955)

The Nakata family, father, mother, son Hideo, and daughters Taeko and Akiko live in the poorer section of modern Tokyo. Their troubles start when the father leaves with another woman, returns after he is rejected, and leaves again with the family's money. ...

Mother's Ambition (1955)

The Kumakichi Ishida family lived happily in a small house in Shibuya while their mansion in Azabu was requisitioned by the occupation forces. When the residence is released to them, Mrs. Ishida wants to turn it into a Western style hotel to recoup their f ...

Every Wife Cannot Stand Still (1955)

The Cock Crows Twice (1954)

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves. ...