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Hisayasu Satō

Hisayasu Satō

Director & actor · born 15 August 1959 · Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Hisayasu Sato is a Japanese exploitation film director. He has worked prolifically in the pinku eiga genre. He is known for his "sledgehammer" filmmaking style, and using his exploitation career to tackle serious subjects like obsession, alienation, perversion and voyeurism. He is famous for his "guerilla shooting technique" in which his actors appear on location in public and incorporate unknowing bystanders into the film. Hisayasu Sato’s often violent but highly visual works utilised a multitude of multimedia devices to reflect upon issues such as the power of the gaze, the dehumanising effects of technology and the loss of the individual’s sense of “self” that accompanied Japan’s period of economic boom in the late 80s.

Where to start: Dear Kaita Ablaze (2023).

As director 71

As actor 15

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Hisayasu Satō movie?

By viewer score, Dear Kaita Ablaze (2023) at 0.0/10.

What are Hisayasu Satō’s most popular movies?

Splatter: Naked Blood.

How many movies has Hisayasu Satō made?

86 films on TMDB, 71 as director, 15 as actor.

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