Shimako Sato
Shimako Satō is a Japanese screenwriter and film director.
Works
Himitsu ~ The Top Secret ~
Two men, torn by the moral dilemma of uncovering others' secrets for justice, work to solve unsolved cases using special MRI technology that can reproduce living memories of the dead.
Release Date:2025-01-20
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:5
The Yin Yang Master Zero
During the Heian period, Abe no Seimei trains in magic but lacks interest, until a collaboration with Minamoto no Hiromasa arises to solve a strange phenomenon.
Release Date:2024-04-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:6
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
"Box" Shuko Yoshino (played by Yuko Takeuchi), a researcher at a medical university, was suddenly hit in the head while working. When she woke up, she found herself locked in a sealed metal box. Ryota Murakami (played by Satoshi His Wife), a single office worker in "Glasses Bring Happiness", accidentally received a smart glasses. With the help of the glasses, he began to interact with the beautiful woman. Ayumu Miura (played by Mizuki Yamamoto); "Fierce House" Yukiko (Played by Miki Nakatani) Moved into a new house with her daughter Zhuli, but there seemed to be a terrible grudge living here; Hatsuno (played by Takashi Abe), the head of the financing department of "×", accidentally found a × on his forehead, but the people around him couldn't see it at all. Shotaro (played by Shinnosuke Manjima) is experiencing a difficult moment in life. When he was pushed to the extreme, he suddenly told the first lie in the world, and he and his two friends embarked on a magical journey.
Release Date:2015-11-28
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:4
UNFAIR: the end
Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) receives secret documents of an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa) pays a terrible price. Natsumi goes back to the Investigation #1 of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to take on the organization, but Natsumi becomes involved in a new case. She gets closer to the final enemy.
Release Date:2015-09-05
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:8
Miyamoto Musashi
Musashi Miyamoto left his village and ended up fighting in the battle of Sekigahara with his friend Matahachi, but Musashi Miyamoto lost Matahachi. He goes back to the village to inform Matahachi's family about what happened. At the village, he is persecuted by people there. Musashi Miyamoto becomes worn down physically and mentally. At this time, Soho Takuan appears in front of Musashi Miyamoto. He then rebuilds his life with his sword. Musashi begins to travel for warrior training. He meets many masters of the sword and grows as a person.
Release Date:2014-03-15
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:4
UNFAIR: the answer
After detective Natsumi Yukihira brings an end to the police hospital terrorist case, Natsumi is transferred to the Nishimonbetsu Police Station in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, a series of grotesque murders occurs in downtown Tokyo involving nails placed in the body of the victims. The fingerprint of Natsumi's ex-husband, freelancer journalist Kazuo Sato, is found on the the body of a victim and Kazuo is placed on the most wanted list. Soon after, Kazuo finds Natsumi and hands her a USB memory stick. The device contains information on a secret organization within the police department. Kazuo tells Natsumi that the series of murders are warnings and suspects become the next victims. Natsumi is then arrested as a suspect. Tokyo prosecutor Katsuaki Murakami appears at the Nishimonbetsu Police Station to investigate.
Release Date:2011-09-17
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:9
Space Battleship Yamato
In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.
Release Date:2010-12-01
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:226
Ghost
Nanami Hoshino, a wealthy entrepreneur, marries potter Kim Jun-ho, and they both live a seemingly happy life until Nanami is killed by a biker on her way home. Now a ghost whose presence cannot be seen, she realizes that her death was no coincidence and seeks help from the elderly psychic Unten in hopes of saving Jun-ho's life.
Release Date:2010-11-13
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:9
金田一耕助シリーズ・悪魔の手毬唄
Release Date:2009-01-05
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
In an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called “The Kaijin (Fiend) with 20 Faces” (K-20 for short) begins to use his mysterious abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor. One day a circus acrobat named Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is framed for K-20’s crimes and becomes determined to clear his name. He teams up with K-20’s next target, a wealthy duchess named Yoko Hashiba (Takako Matsu) and her detective fiancé (Toru Nakamura), to take K-20 down once and for all.
Release Date:2008-12-20
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:41
UNFAIR: the movie
When a devoted detective probes the suspicious death of her father, she uncovers massive corruption and finds herself in grave danger.
Release Date:2007-03-17
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:8
Kindachi Kosuke: The Devil Comes and Blows the Whistle
Release Date:2007-01-05
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Unfair: Code Breaking
Release Date:2006-10-03
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:9
Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
The movie is part of the Kindaichi TV movie series. Kindaichi is played by actor Goro Inagaki. The character's grandfather began with the written word. Kousuke Kindaichi started life in the novels of Seishi Yokomizo, written and set in post-war Japan. Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, Kindaichi is still very much a unique character, giving the Japanese their very own literary hero-detective. Young Hajime Kindaichi is a young man with bad dandruff and worse dress-sense (decades before Columbo), who wears a trademark, scruffy sunhat. He also happens to be better than the police at deductive reasoning. Having gained publicity for solving a high-profile murder case, the detectives allow him to work with them again. This story is slimmer than the twisty plots of Inugami and Village, but is graced by the presence of Chiaki Kuriyama (Battle Royale, Kill Bill Vol. 1, The Great Yokai War) in the title role.
Release Date:2006-01-06
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:1
八つ墓村
Release Date:2004-10-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Release Date:2004-04-03
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:1
The Scent of Jealousy
Release Date:2001-10-12
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:11
Yasha
Release Date:2000-04-21
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:1
The Messiah from the Future
When a visitor from the future shows up at school and instigates a reign of terror, a small group of students must find a way to stop the horror from spreading.
Release Date:1997-03-08
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
In Meiji-era Japan, a village of witches and wizards is slaughtered. Years later, an archaeologist discovers a mummy from the village, which reanimates, murders, then possesses his assistant. This evil spirit is now searching for Misa, who is protected by a survivor of the original massacre, known only as Saiga.
Release Date:1996-04-20
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:13
Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness
Misa Kuroi is an adorable high-school girl who arrives at her new school when it is falling under an evil supernatural force. Trying to figure out who's behind the supernatural attack, Misa also has to deal with assumptions by her fellow classmates that believe she is the one behind it all. Misa and twelve other students are kept late after school hours one day to retake an exam. Then, after sunset, the entire school is deserted, and the students find themselves trapped inside and their teacher no where to be found. One by one, the thirteen students are picked up and disposed of in horrific and graphic fashion. It is up to Misa to try and gain the trust of her fellow students so that she can protect them and stop the evil before it's too late.
Release Date:1995-04-08
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:33
Tale of a Vampire
Condemned to life without end, and to an undying passion for a lost love he can never find, a vampire stalks a beautiful young woman.
Release Date:1993-02-05
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:17
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Release Date:1990-10-04
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:2