(born in 1964) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing '' Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness'' (1995) and '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008). Her husband is famed filmmaker

Takashi Yamazaki is a Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Known for his blockbusters featuring advanced visual effects, he is considered a leading figure in the Cinema of Japan, Japanese film industry. Yamazaki is the recipient of multiple accolade ...

Career

Born in

Iwate Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture (behind Hokkaido) at , with a population of 1,165,886 (as of July 1, 2023). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Pre ...

, Satō attended the Asagaya College of Art and Design before studying filmmaking at the London International Film School. Her 1995 film ''Wizard of Darkness'' won the Minami Toshiko Award at the 1995

Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival The , also sometimes called YIFFF, is held in a resort-like environment in the small town of Yūbari on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaidō. From 1990 to 1999, the festival was known as the Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Fil ...

Filmography

Film TV miniseries Video game CG movie sequences director * '' Resident Evil Code: Veronica/Code: Veronica X'' (2000-2001) * '' Onimusha: Warlords'' (2001)

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* 1964 births Japanese film directors Japanese screenwriters Living people People from Iwate Prefecture Alumni of the London Film School Japanese women screenwriters Japanese women film directors 20th-century Japanese women writers 21st-century Japanese women writers {{Japan-film-director-stub