was a Japanese anime director most famous for Martian Successor Nadesico. On May 7, 2026, it was announced that Sato died of liver failure on April 24.
Works (as director) Soar High! Isami Martian Successor Nadesico Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness Cat Soup Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars Stellvia Ninja Scroll: The Series Tokyo Tribe 2 Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed Bodacious Space Pirates Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne (as chief director) Lord Marksman and Vanadis Atom: The Beginning Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (directing supervision) (episode 14 onwards) Helck Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority
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