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Masaru Sato | |
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 Sato c. 1996 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 29, 1928 Rumoi, Hokkaido, Empire of Japan |
| Died | December 5, 1999 (aged 71) |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Years active | 1952–1999 |
Masaru Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 勝, Hepburn: Satō Masaru, May 29, 1928 – December 5, 1999) (sometimes transliterated Satoh[1]) was a Japanese composer of film scores.[2][3] Following the 1955 death of Fumio Hayasaka, whom Sato studied under, Sato was the composer of Akira Kurosawa's films for the next 10 years. He was nominated for Best Music at the 15th Japan Academy Prize in 1992.[4] In 1999, the Japanese government decorated Sato with the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette for his contributions to the arts.
- ^ Including on albums published by Soundtrack Listeners' Communications and Toho Music
- ^ Masaru Sato at The New York Times online
- ^ Masaru Sato Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at MSN
- ^ 第15回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 2010-04-09.