The Hidden Fortress – Akira Kurosawa (1958)
Chushingura – Hiroshi Inagaki (1962)
Warring Clans – Kihachi Okamoto (1963)
The Samurai Pirate – Senkichi Taniguchi (1963)
Whirlwind – Hiroshi Inagaki (1964)
Rise Against the Sword – Hiroshi Inagaki (1966)
Adventure in Kigan Castle – Senkichi Taniguchi (1966)
Samaritan Zatoichi – Kenji Misumi (1968)
Shogun's Ninja – Norifumi Suzuki (1980)
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi – Shintaro Katsu (1989)
Vengeance for Sale – Kihachi Okamoto (2001)

With his distinctive angular face and mischievous personality, Sato is one of the most recognizable supporting players in Japanese films. His skills are on fine display in Warring Clans in the guise of a young con-artist destined to rule Japan as warlord Hideyoshi Toyotomi.