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name: "Makoto Satō"
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born: "18 March 1934"
died: "6 December 2012"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:13:39.455903+00:00"
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# Makoto Satō

Actor. Born 18 March 1934 in Kanzaki District, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Died 6 December 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 March 1934, Kanzaki District, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan
- **Died:** 6 December 2012
- **Also known as:** Макото Сайто, Makoto Satô, Makoto Sato

## Biography

Makoto Satō was a Japanese film actor. He was born on 18 March 1934 in Kanzaki District, Saga, Japan, and died on 6 December 2012.

Satō appeared in more than one hundred films between 1953 and 2008. His credits include an uncredited role in *The Hidden Fortress* (1958), a part in *Chûshingura* (1962), and the voice of the Tatari God in *Princess Mononoke* (1997). He also appeared in *Message from Space* (1978), *Sailor Suit and Machine Gun* (1981), *Typhoon Club* (1985), *The Eel* (1997) and *Blind Woman's Curse* (1970). In 1958 he won the Newcomer of the Year award at the Elan d'or Awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Princess Mononoke* (1997), Fi1m 88, as Tatari God (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md)

## Also known for

- *The Hidden Fortress* (1958), Soldier (uncredited)
- *What's Up, Tiger Lily?* (1966), Phil's Partner
- *The Eel* (1997), Jukichi Takada
- *Typhoon Club* (1985), Hideo
- *Blind Woman's Curse* (1970), Tani Shouichi
- *Sailor Suit and Machine Gun* (1981), Sekine
- *Message from Space* (1978), Urocco
- *Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally* (1989)

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