Koichi Sato — Actor (41)
Convenience Jack (1992) [Movie] TMDB
C(コンビニエンス)・ジャック
other title: C(コンビニエンス)・ジャック
A youth action drama depicting the struggles of a young man who gets involved in an extraordinary incident at a convenience store. This film is based on the novel of the same name written by Asato Izumi, written and directed by newcomer Hisashi Toma. Isamu Nagata of “Asatte DANCE” was in charge of the photography.
I Never Shot Anyone (2020) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
一度も撃ってません
other title: 一度も撃ってません
Renji Ishibashi, starring in the movie for the first time in 18 years, plays a hero with two faces, a dull novelist and a legendary killer. Susumu Ichikawa, an obsolete writer with no manuscript at all, had another face - a legendary hitman. But the truth of the matter is... he had never shot a person. One day, he receives a murder request from a friend. Seeing this as an opportunity to achieve the ideal hard-boiled novel, he decides to hire a real hitman and demands that he report to him the assassination situation as it was.
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children (2008) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The ショートフィルムズ/みんな、はじめはコドモだった
director: Yōichi Sai / Kazuyuki Izutsu actor: Kirin Kiki / Haruomi Hosono
other title: The ショートフィルムズ/みんな、はじめはコドモだった
A dream collaboration between five directors who represent the modern Japanese film industry! An omnibus work composed of five short films has been created. "The Short Films: We Were All Once Children." The theme that runs through the five short films is "children." The styles vary from period dramas to contemporary daily life scenes, but all of the works highlight the dreams of children, who are entrusted with Japan's future, as well as the issues facing the social system surrounding children. ©ABC Television
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (2023) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
仕掛人・藤枝梅安2
other title: 仕掛人・藤枝梅安2 / Shikake-nin Fujieda Baian 2
The main character, Baian Fujieda, is a dark hero who has two faces: one as a skilled acupuncturist who saves lives, and the other as a criminal who buries evil that cannot be kept alive for the sake of others. Popular writer Shotaro Ikenami's historical novel series of the same title, on which the film "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is based, is a blockbuster bestseller with a total of over 6 million copies in print and has been made into a timeless entertainment film many times in Japan. Many famous actors have played the role of Baian, including Ken Watanabe. The year 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Shotaro Ikenami's birth. In the anniversary year of 2023, a new "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is born.
The Last Ronin (2010) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
最後の忠臣蔵
director: Shigemichi Sugita actor: Koji Yakusho / Koichi Sato
other title: 最後の忠臣蔵
16 years after the fateful "revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin," involving samurais from the Ako domain who avenged their leader and then commited seppuku (ritual suicide), the sole survivor of that incident, Kichiemon Terasaka (Koichi Sato) traverses the country on a mission. His purpose is to find the families of the fallen samurais and spread the truth of the ronin uprising.
CF Guretai (1985) [Movie] TMDB
CF愚連隊
director: Yasuharu Hasebe actor: Koichi Sato / Toru Minegishi
other title: CF愚連隊
Soutaro Nagare is an assistant at a commercial film production company. However, one day at the studio, he punches a cameraman and gets fired. Taking this as an opportunity, Soutaro decided to become a director, and with a book about commercial films he had produced during his university days in hand, he began visiting various companies.
Samurai Resurrection (2003) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
魔界転生
other title: Samouraï Resurrection / Makai tenshô
Shiro Amasuka, dead leader of the Shimbara Revolt is resurrected from hell with the desire of overthrowing the shogunate for killing his companions. To do this , he resurrects an army of living dead swordsmen. Between him and his goal, only Yagyu Jubei stands...
What the Snow Brings (2005) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
雪に願うこと
other title: 雪に願うこと
Following a tip, Manabu Yazaki loses his last money betting on the older "banba" horse "Unryu" (jockied by Makie, a legendary jockey's daughter) in a draft-horse race held in his childhood home of Obihiro on the island of Hokkaido.
The Abe Clan (1995) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
阿部一族
other title: 阿部一族
A Choice between Loyalty or Duty of the Samurai! Can the heartlessness of society crush the honor of an individual? In the spring of the 18th year of Kanei, Hosokawa Tadatoshi, feudal lord of the Higo area, died. Although Tadatoshi forbade his vassals to follow him in death before he died, they still committed seppuku one after the other. The new feudal lord, Mitsunao, Tadatoshi's son, also gave the order forbidding seppuku. Abe Yaichiemon obeyed his former lord's last wish but is now being called a coward by his comrades and finally decided to follow Tadatoshi in death in order to save his family's honor. Mitsunao, upset by Yaichiemon actions, punished the Abe family unfairly. Objected to this, the Abe family shut themselves up in their manor as the lords troops moved in. This is the true story of what happened within the Hosokawa clan in early Edo era.
Another Battle (2000) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
新・仁義なき戦い。
other title: Shin Jinginaki Tatakai / 新・仁義なき戦い。
Former childhood friends Kadoya Kaneo and Tochino Masatatsu cross paths again. Kaneo is now a yakuza member, while Masatatsu is a nightclub owner with a distaste for crime gangs. When a yakuza boss dies, a struggle for his position takes place between Kaneo's boss Awano and the young Nakahira. Nakahira's men try to extort money from Masatatsu, bringing him in between a yakuza battle.
Gate of Youth (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
青春の門
other title: The Gate of Youth / 青春の門
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.
Crest of Betrayal (1994) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Koichi Sato / Saki Takaoka
other title: Histoire de fantômes à Yotsuya / 忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談
Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.