About Shimako Satō
Born 1964. Shimako Satō is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
(born in 1964) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness and K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008). Her husband is famed filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki.
Career Born in Iwate Prefecture, Satō attended the Asagaya College of Art and Design before studying filmmaking at the London International Film School. Her 1995 film Wizard of Darkness won the Minami Toshiko Award at the 1995 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Ref.1992Tale of a Vampire
TV miniseries
Video game CG movie sequences director Resident Evil Code: Veronica/Code: Veronica X (2000-2001) Onimusha: Warlords (2001)
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film director and screenwriter
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Shimako Satō was born in 1964 in Iwate Prefecture.
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