Makoto Satō (director)

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, which describes people around the Agano River where incidents of Niigata Minamata disease were discovered, and Self and Others.

Makoto Satō
佐藤 真
Born(1957-09-12)September 12, 1957
DiedSeptember 4, 2007(2007-09-04) (aged 49)
Occupation

His final film, Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2005), was named Best Documentary at the 2006 Mainichi Film Awards.[1]

Early life

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

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Konkūru no rekishi: 2006". Mainichi Eiga Konkūru. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
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