Makoto Satō

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Diary of Our Daughter's Birth Trailer

Makoto Satō was a Japanese documentary film director.

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Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said Trailer (2006)

11 October 2006

Documentary filmmaker Makoto Sato offers this reflection on the life and career of Edward Said, the deeply influential literary and cultural critic, Columbia University academic, and outspoken advocate for displaced Palestinians, of whom he was one.

Nadya's Village Trailer (1997)

22 November 1997

Before the Chernobyl disaster, Nadja's village was home to 300 peasant families. After evacuation, only 6 households remain and access to the village is shut off.

Living on the River Agano Trailer (1992)

26 September 1992

In 1964, a chemical factory in Niigata Prefecture dumped mercury into the Agano River, the beginning of a manmade tragedy that would affect locals for years to come.

Minamata Disease Video Q&A Trailer (1996)

28 September 1996

A film answering "eight questions about Minamata disease," produced for the October 1996 Minamata-Ton

Hanako Trailer (2001)

20 October 2001

An unusual family portrait questioning the definitions of art, family, and what it means to be disabled.

Artists in Wonderland Trailer (1999)

16 January 1999

This is a film about seven artists. It's also a film about seven people who are mentally handicapped.

The Cheese & The Worms Trailer (2006)

08 July 2006

A documentary that records the daily life of a mother with a limited life expectancy and a grandmother, directed by the daughter, Haruyo Kato.

Letter from a Goddess Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Documentary, 16mm

Memories of Agano Trailer (2005)

05 June 2005

Satō Makoto discovered documentary film when he visited Minamata (well known as the former site of an environmental disaster) as a student, and worked on Katori Naotaka’s The Innocent Sea.

Mideast Report Trailer (2004)

31 July 2004

Interviews about Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces in Iraq collected from Middle Eastern intellectuals, cultural figures, and Palestinians living in refugee camps in March 2004.

Sunday at the Preschool Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

The Innocent Sea Trailer (1983)

01 November 1983

This documentary follows the lives of Minamata disease victims who still suffer a quarter of a century later.

Self and Others Trailer (2001)

28 April 2001

In 1983, photographer Gocho Shigeo met an early death at the young age of 36. The view we see reflected in Gocho’s photographic images has become more profound over time since his death and has struck a chord in people’s hearts.

Diary of Our Daughter's Birth Trailer (1994)

22 June 1994

“I wanted to document a normal life that you would see anywhere; and I realized that this was my own family.

I Want the Sun Trailer (1995)

15 April 1995

Sho Watanabe, 77, has worked as a lighting technician for many years, longing to work in the film industry.