Portrait of Junichi Sato

Directing

Junichi Sato

Titles
41movies35TV shows
Career

Active from 1975 to 2021, busiest in 1999 and 2015 with 4 main titles each.

Directed
49
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Whisker Away
A Whisker Away
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 7.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Junichi Sato Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.2
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.7
  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.8, average 3.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Magical Girl 4
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Anime 3
  • Friendship 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 3
  • Slice of Life 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Magical Girl Anime 3
  • Studio Ghibli 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
TypeAllMovies8
RoleAnyDirecting7Writing2Art2Visual Effects1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11980s41990s172000s82010s62020s5
GenreAnyAnimation6Comedy3Drama3Science Fiction3Documentary2Adventure2Family1Fantasy1Action1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

8 titles · average score 63
Poster for Aria the OVA: Arietta

Screenplay, Storyboard Artist

Poster for Lasseter-san, Thank You

Director, Compositing Supervisor

GoodWatch64
Poster for Slayers Premium

Director, Screenplay

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