Masaru Sato
Japanese composer (1928-1999) · Japan · On the map · Musicians · Died at 71
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.
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Tatsuya Nakadai Masaru wrote Yojimbo, High and Low and Sanjuro
Tetsurō Tamba Masaru wrote Tidal Wave and Portrait of Chieko
Yūjirō Ishihara Masaru wrote Crazed Fruit and Hitokiri
Yoshio Tsuchiya Masaru wrote Yojimbo and The Hidden Fortress
Yūzō Kayama Masaru wrote Red Beard and Sanjuro
Toshiro Mifune Masaru wrote Yojimbo and Throne of Blood
Takashi Shimura Masaru wrote Yojimbo and Throne of Blood
Akihiko Hirata Masaru wrote Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
Eijirō Tōno Masaru wrote Yojimbo, High and Low and Red Beard
Kamatari Fujiwara Masaru wrote Yojimbo and The Hidden Fortress
Makoto Satō Masaru wrote The H-Man (1958)
Chishū Ryū Masaru wrote Red Beard and The Bad Sleep Well
Akira Kubo Masaru wrote Throne of Blood and Sanjuro
Susumu Fujita Masaru wrote Yojimbo and The Hidden Fortress
Haruo Nakajima Masaru wrote Godzilla Raids Again (1959)
Minoru Chiaki Masaru wrote Throne of Blood (1957)
Kenji Sahara Masaru wrote Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1989)
Kunie Tanaka Masaru wrote The Sword of Doom and Goyokin
Seiji Miyaguchi Masaru wrote Throne of Blood (1957)
Yorozuya Kinnosuke Masaru wrote Goyokin and Samurai Banners
Masao Shimizu Masaru wrote Sanjuro and Season of the Sun
Yū Fujiki Masaru wrote Throne of Blood (1957)- Yūnosuke Itō Masaru wrote Sanjuro and Japan's Longest Day
Sachio Sakai Masaru wrote Throne of Blood and Ironfinger
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About this person
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.
Country
Japan
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 1999 · aged 71
