Masaru Sato
Japanese composer (1928–1999)
Masaru Sato was a Japanese composer of film scores. Following the 1955 death of Fumio Hayasaka, whom Sato studied under, Sato was the composer of Akira Kurosawa's films for the next 10 years. He was nominated for Best Music at the 15th Japan Academy Prize in 1992. In 1999, the Japanese government decorated Sato with the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette for his contributions to the arts.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 8 films (1957–1975) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Kula : | argonauts of the Western Pacific produced by NTV, Tokyo ; producer, Jun'ichi Ushiyama ; director, Yasuko Ichioka. | 67 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1965 | The Lost World Of Sinbad. | American International Pictures | 96 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1962 | Yojimbo | See Guidance Associates | 110 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1962 | Yojimbo | Festival Films: Publisher | Toho Kabushiki Kaisha | 1:10 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1958 | The lower depths. | British Broadcasting Corporation | 130 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1957 | Half Human. | Distributors Corp. of America | 70 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1957 | The lower depths | Akira Kurosawa | 130 min | B&W | ||
| 1957 | Throne Of Blood | unknown | 105 mi 110 | 16mm | B&W | sound |