Shimako Satō facts for kids

Shimako Satō (佐藤嗣麻子, Satō Shimako) is a talented Japanese film director and screenwriter. She was born in 1964. She is well-known for directing movies like Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (1995) and K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008). Her husband is the famous filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki.

About Shimako Satō

Shimako Satō was born in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. She first studied at the Asagaya College of Art and Design. Later, she went to the London International Film School to learn more about making movies. This helped her become a skilled director and writer.

Early Success in Film

In 1995, her film Wizard of Darkness won a special award. It received the Minami Toshiko Award at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. This showed her talent early in her career.

Movies and TV Shows

Shimako Satō has worked on many exciting films and TV shows. She has been both a director, who guides the making of a movie, and a writer, who creates the story and script.

Films Directed and Written

Shimako Satō has directed several films. She also wrote the scripts for many of them.

• Tale of a Vampire (1992) - She directed and wrote this film.
• Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (1995) - She directed this movie.
• Eko Eko Azarak 2: Birth of the Wizard (1996) - She also directed this sequel.
• K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008) - She directed and wrote this popular film.
• Unfair 2: The Answer (2011) - She directed and wrote this movie.
• The Yin Yang Master Zero (2024) - She directed and wrote this recent film.

Films Written by Shimako Satō

She has also written the stories for many other films, even if she didn't direct them.

• Unfair: The Movie (2007)
• Ghost: In Your Arms Again (2010)
• Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
• Unfair: The End (2015)

TV Miniseries Work

Shimako Satō has also contributed to television. She has directed and written for several TV miniseries.

• Yasha (2000) - She directed and wrote for this series.
• Sitto no nioi (2001) - She directed and wrote for this series.
• Dôbutsu no oisha-san (2003) - She directed this series.
• Minami-kun no Koibito (2004) - She directed this series.
• Dokushin kizoku (2013) - She wrote for this series.
• Miyamoto Musashi (2014) - She wrote for this series.
• Siren (2015) - She wrote for this series.
• Tales of the Unusual: Film directors special (2015) - She directed this series.

Video Game Contributions

Beyond films and TV, Shimako Satō has also directed the computer graphics (CG) movie sequences for some well-known video games.

• Resident Evil Code: Veronica/Code: Veronica X (2000-2001)
• Onimusha: Warlords (2001)

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