Claim: Satsuo Yamamoto (July 15, 1910 in Kagoshima Prefecture- August 11, 1983 in Tokyo) was a Japanese film director and author of My Life as a Filmmaker.
Evidence: Yamamoto was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on July 15, 1910. Satsuo Yamamoto (山本 薩夫, Yamamoto Satsuo, July 15, 1910 - August 11, 1983) was a Japanese film director. In his posthumous autobiography, My Life as a Filmmaker, Yamamoto reflects on his career and legacy (University of Michigan Press, ISBN 978-0-472-07333-7). He died of pancreatic cancer on August 11, 1983 at the age of 73.