Sato Sunao

Sato Sunao (佐藤 直男, 1924 - July 8, 2004) was a Kansai Ki-in professional Go player, pupil of Hosokawa Senjin 8 dan. Sato had reached 9-dan in 1963. He was a noted tsumego composer with many books published.

Winner of the Kansai Ki In First Place Championship in 1957, 1964 and 1981.

Yuki Satoshi, Izumo Tetsuya, Maeda Ryo and Furuya Yutaka are his pupils.