ABOUT
Yusuke Sato is a Japanese-American cinematographer based between NY & LA specializing in verité documentaries and capturing real human stories.
contact@yusukesatodp.com
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contact@yusukesatodp.com
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Picture House
Dir. Nicholas Ma
DP - Tony Hardmon
Director of Photography
The 1619 Project (Capitalism)
Hulu
Dir. Christine Turner
DP - Jerry Henry
Add’l DP / Camera Operator
Growing Up
Disney+
Dir. Nicole Galovski
DP - Christine Ng
Verité DP / Camera Operator
QB1 Beyond the Lights (S4)
Tubi TV (Netflix Original)
Film 45
DP - Tony Hardmon, Sean McElwee, Alejandro Wilkins
Add’l DP / Camera Operator
The Agreement
United Nations
Dir. Raeshem Nijhon
Director of Photography (NY)
37 Words
Hulu
Dir. Dawn Porter
DP - Bryant Fisher
Camera Operator
Acts of Reperation
Greenhouse Pictures
Dir. Selina Lewis Davidson, Macky Alston
DP - Tony Hardmon
Camera Operator
International Press Freedom Awards
Committee to Protect Journalists
Dir. Alexandra Cuerdo
Director of Photography (NY)
Whistle Sports
Dir. Max Plenke-Hammond, Nicolas Santa
Director of Photography
Black + Iconic Visionaries
BET NAACP Image Awards
Dir. Cherice Hunt
Director of Photography
Mastercard (Series)
Dir. Nicolas Santa
Director of Photography
Verzus x Triller
Dir. Nikki Jackson
Director of Photography
Full-Bodied: Kevin Love
Bleacher Report
Dir. Kyle Lau
Director of Photography
Belvedere: Made with Nature
Prod. Yuxi Liu
Director of Photography
Maille
TDT Agency
Prod. Austin Chang
Director of Photography
@DatingZoe
GO Magazine
Dir. Jess Dunn
Director of Photography
Uber: Moments
Dir. Paul Emerson
Director of Photography
Samsung: Elemental
Dir. kogonada
Director of Photography
Nikon: Until Now
Dir. Emil Kahr
Director of Photography
Filson: Unfailing Goods
Finback Films
Director of Photography
Dir. Kyle Lau
Director of Photography
The Riverside Bench
Dir. Austin Chang
Director of Photography
Wicks
Dir. Vadim Egoul
Director of Photography
UCLA B.A. Art
Palos Verdes Peninsula
あさひ学園
by Jaden Thompson
2023
WIP
Picture House
Tremolo Productions
Producer - Brent Palmer, Morgan Neville
DPs - Tony Hardmon, Yusuke Sato, Eric Zimmerman
Over a year, 12 diverse Christian leaders explore contentious issues and seek fellowship at retreats in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They navigate divisions while holding onto their shared belief in love, testing the bonds they build.
Disney+ Hulu
One Story Up Productions
Winner Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series 2023
DP - Jerry Henry
Add’l DP / Camera Operator - Yusuke Sato
An expansion of “The 1619 Project” created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine. The series seeks to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
Disney+
Culture House
DP - Christine Ng
Verité DP / Camera Operator - Yusuke Sato
Created by Brie Larson and Culture House, “Growing Up” is an innovative hybrid docu-series that explores the challenges, triumphs, and complexities of adolescence through ten compelling coming of age stories.
Tubi TV (Netflix Original)
Film 45
DP - Tony Hardmon, Sean McElwee, Alejandro Wilkins
Add’l DP / Camera Operator - Yusuke Sato
This riveting series follows three of the nation's top quarterbacks, Bryce Young, Anthony Richardson, and Deuce Hogan, from different backgrounds, playing in different environments as they face immense pressure and similar challenges as they play their final season before moving on to Division I college football.
BET NAACP Image Awards Ceremony
Director - Cherice Hunt
DP - Yusuke Sato, Yves François Wilson
In celebration of Black History Month, students honor the legacies of icons that impact their lives, shaping them to be leaders of the next generation.
ICG Emerging Cinematographer Awards 2023
Producer - Joyce Liu-Countryman
DP - Yusuke Sato
Twelve-year-old Asian American Bryan Chen (Izaac Wang) wants to be a hero, so he tries to become the thing he knows all heroes need to be... White.
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