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|caption          =Masaru Sato
|caption          =Masaru Sato
|birthday        =May 29, 1928
|birthday        =May 29, 1928
|birthplace      =Toro City, [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =Rumoi, [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]
|first            =Santa to chidai no yama (1952)
|first            =''Santa and Chiyonoyama'' (1952)
|notable          =Yojimbo (1961)
|notable          =''Yojimbo'' (1961)
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|wikipedia        =https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaru_Sato
|wikipedia        =https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaru_Sato
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'''Masaru Sato''' {{Nihongo|佐藤 勝|Satō Masaru}} was a [[Japan|Japanese]] composer, born in Toro City, Hokkaidō on May 29, 1928. Considered one of world's premier film composers in his time, Sato scored over 300 films<ref name="Ryfle1">{{cite book|title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" |author=Steve Ryfle |date=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |page=75}}</ref>, including frequently collaborations with directors [[wikipedia:Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa]]<ref name="Kalat">{{cite book|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series |author=David Kalat |date=1997 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers |page=3}}</ref> and Jun Fukuda<ref name="Ryfle1"/>. Sato passed away on December 5, 1999.
'''Masaru Sato''' {{Nihongo|佐藤 勝|Satō Masaru}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[:Category:Composers|composer]]. Considered one of the world's premier film composers in his time, Sato scored over 300 films,<ref name="Ryfle1">{{cite book|title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" |author=Steve Ryfle |date=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |page=75}}</ref> including frequent collaborations with directors [[wikipedia:Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa]]<ref name="Kalat">{{cite book|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series |author=David Kalat |date=1997 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers |page=3}}</ref> and Jun Fukuda.<ref name="Ryfle1"/> He was responsible for scoring four of the ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' [[:Category:Godzilla Films|films]], as well as a handful of [[Toho]]'s other [[tokusatsu]] productions. Sato passed away on December 5, 1999.
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==Kaiju Scores==
==Selected filmography==
===Composer===
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955)
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955)
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955)
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955)
*''[[The H-Man|H-Man]]'' (1958)
*''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958)
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) ["Godzilla and Minilla" from ''Son of Godzilla'', "Mechagodzilla vs. Anguirus" from ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'']
*''The Blue Stigma'' (1978)
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) ["Godzilla and Minilla" from ''Son of Godzilla'', "Mechagodzilla vs. Anguirus" from ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''; uncredited]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/sato.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1994)]  
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/sato.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1994)]  

Revision as of 00:03, 24 June 2020

Masaru Sato
Masaru Sato
Born May 29, 1928
Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan
First work Santa and Chiyonoyama (1952)
Notable work Yojimbo (1961)
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Masaru Sato (佐藤 勝,   Satō Masaru) was a Japanese composer. Considered one of the world's premier film composers in his time, Sato scored over 300 films,[1] including frequent collaborations with directors Akira Kurosawa[2] and Jun Fukuda.[1] He was responsible for scoring four of the Godzilla films, as well as a handful of Toho's other tokusatsu productions. Sato passed away on December 5, 1999.

Selected filmography

Composer

External links

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Steve Ryfle (1998). Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G". ECW Press. p. 75.
  2. David Kalat (1997). A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series. McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers. p. 3.