studied filmmaking at the London Film School (1987)
made a series of low budget horror films in the 1990s
her debut feature film Warlock: Tale of a Vampire (1992) starred Julian Sands
her 1995 film Wizard of Darkness won the Minami Toshiko Award at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (1995)
her biggest successes has been as a TV scriptwriter and director in the 2000s and 2010s. Most notably on the hit TV series Unfair (アンフェア) about a hard-boiled female police detective (Ryoko Shinohara). The series was also adapted into a series of movies.
Secondary Sources:
Bracken, Mike. "The Horror Geek Speaks: From Japan With Love Part 10." IGN. 13 Jan 2004.
Billington, Alex. "Fantastic Fest Review: Shimako Sato's K-20: Legend of the Mask." First Showing. 4 Oct. 2009.