Masaru Sato

Japanese composer (1928–1999)
Person human Q938538
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Masaru Sato

Summary

Masaru Sato is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rumoi[2]. He was born on May 29, 1928[3]. He died in Tokyo[4]. He died on December 5, 1999[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and film score composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rumoi[2], Masaru Sato…
  • Masaru Sato died in Tokyo[4].
  • Masaru Sato was born on May 29, 1928[3].
  • Masaru Sato died on December 5, 1999[5].
  • Masaru Sato held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Masaru Sato held citizenship in Empire of Japan[10].
  • Masaru Sato's professions included composer[6].
  • Masaru Sato's professions included film score composer[7].
  • Masaru Sato's field of work was film score[11].
  • Masaru Sato was educated at Kunitachi College of Music[12].
  • Masaru Sato received the Japan Academy Film Prizes[13].
  • Masaru Sato received the Kikuchi Kan Prize[14].
  • Masaru Sato is recorded as male[15].
  • Masaru Sato's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Masaru Sato's family name is recorded as Satō[17].
  • Masaru Sato's given name is recorded as Masaru[18].
  • Masaru Sato's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[19].
  • Masaru Sato's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '佐藤勝'}[20].
  • Masaru Sato's name in kana is recorded as さとう まさる[21].
  • Masaru Sato's start of work period is recorded as 1950[22].
  • Masaru Sato's related category is recorded as Category:Films scored by Masaru Sato[23].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: JP[25]

  • Began / founded: 1928-05-29[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1999-12-05[27]

  • Community tags: japanese, soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f232820-9b5d-42da-9012-e9819b594bbb[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Rumoi[2], Masaru Sato… he was born on May 29, 1928[3].

Education

Masaru Sato was educated at Kunitachi College of Music[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and film score composer[7]. Masaru Sato's field of work was film score[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Japan Academy Film Prizes[13], an annual prize[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1978[32] and Kikuchi Kan Prize[14], a literary award[33], in Japan[34].

Death and Burial

Masaru Sato died on December 5, 1999[5]. He passed away in Tokyo[4].

Why It Matters

Masaru Sato ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Masaru Sato born?

Masaru Sato was born in Rumoi[2].

Where did Masaru Sato die?

Masaru Sato died in Tokyo[4].

What did Masaru Sato do for work?

Masaru Sato worked as composer[6] and film score composer[7].

Where did Masaru Sato go to school?

Masaru Sato was educated at Kunitachi College of Music[12].

What awards did Masaru Sato receive?

Honors received include Japan Academy Film Prizes[13] and Kikuchi Kan Prize[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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