Famous People with Name Sato

Michihiro Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Michihiro Sato: a prominent Japanese player of the Tsugaru-jamisen.His mother was a traditional dancer and musician. He became interested in the Tsugaru-jamisen at an early age after hearing it on a radio broadcast and began intensive study of the instrument in 1970, at the age of 13. At that time, few young people were interested in this instrument; indeed, most of the other students were elderly. When he was a junior in college he moved to Hirosaki, Aomori to become an apprentice to master musician Chisato Yamada. In 1982 and 1983 he won first prize in the national Tsugaru-jamisen competition, becoming the first performer to win in two consecutive years. He eventually left his sensei to pursue his interest in free improvised music.

Naoki Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Naoki Sato: a Japanese composer and producer who has provided the music for several popular anime series. He was born on May 21970 and graduated in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo College of Music. At the 29th Japanese Academy Awards in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film Always Sanchome no Yuhi.

Shinichi Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinichi Sato: a former professional baseball player from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.Sato joined the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks at age 28, but did not live up to expectations with the team. He was traded to the Yakult Swallows in 1996, and played in 113 games in 1999, marking a .341 batting average. He also broke the team record with 25 consecutive game hits. He was relegated to pinch-hitting duty afterwards, and retired after the 2005 season at age 40. He currently works as a fielding coach under Tokyo Yakult Swallows manager Atsuya Furuta.

Takahiko Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takahiko Sato: a professional Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.

Yoshinori Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshinori Sato: a starting pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.Sato clocked some of the fastest speeds in tournament history with his fastball when he pitched in the 89th National High School Baseball Championship in 2007 as a senior for Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School. Despite his diminutive size, he has made a name for himself as one of the hardest-throwing young pitchers in all of Japanese professional baseball.