Osamu Satō

is a Japanese digital artist, video game developer, photographer, and composer. His first work was the ambient music album, Objectless. His first work in the video game industry was Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou, which first released in Japan for Classic Mac OS in 1994, and in North America for Microsoft Windows the following year. In 1998, Sato created and produced the PlayStation game LSD: Dream Emulator, for which he also contributed design work and composed the soundtrack. The game later became his most recognizable work outside of Japan.

Personal life Osamu Sato was born on April 14, 1960, in Kyoto, Japan. During his childhood, his father and grandfather, both of whom were photographers, had a profound influence on him. The experience of visiting the Osaka Expo '70 with his father left a deep impression on the 10-year-old Sato. In 1986, he established the Osamu Sato Design Office (OSD), which was rebranded as OutSide Directors Company (OSD) in 1988. Initially working as a graphic designer, Sato shifted his focus to game development in the 1990s. Currently, he is primarily engaged in artistic creation involving music and graphics.

Works Music Albums 1983 – Objectless 1994 October 21 – Transmigration 1995 October 21 – Equal 1997 – Linen Sampler 1998 October 22 – Lucy in the Sky with Dynamites 1998 October 22 – LSD & Remixes 2001 July – Aura 20/07/01 2017 November 22 – Objectless: Classic Ambient Works and More 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal 2018 – LSD Revamped 2020 – Grateful in All Things 2020 April 10 – Collected Ambient Grooves 1993 – 2001 2020 October 21 – Transformed Collection 2022 – Root(s) 2023 November 12 – LSD Transformed New Fancy Tracks 2024 December 25 – Multiple Personality 2025 November 5 – Love Is Glamorous／Life Is Gorgeous (Collaboration with )

EPs 2020 November 17 – Experimental Demo Tapes

Singles 2020 April 15 – I Dub You 2020 October 21 – Done 2020 October 21 – Extra Sunrise/ 808 Ambient Mix 2020 November 17 – Bonus 2020 November 17 – Daimonji Espresso 2022 – Fax Factory (Yoshihiro Sawasaki Mix) 2024 December 7 – Outtakes

Software

Video games 1994 May 21 – (PC) 1995 October 21 – (PC) 1997 March 14 – (PC) 1997 November 21 – (PC) 1998 October 22 – LSD: Dream Emulator (PS1) 1999 August 26 – (PS1) 2000 March 9 – (PS1)

Apps 2010 April 23 – (Mobile (iOS)) 2010 April 23 – (Mobile (iOS))

Art books/zines 1991 – The Alphabetical Orgasm (Book) 1991 – Out Side Directors Company Limited: Corporate Identity and Works (Book) 1992 November 4 – Alphabetical Animals (Book)

1993 April 6 – Homosexual (Book) 1993 June 25 – The Art of Computer Designing: A Black and White Approach (Book) 2000 – Rhythm 'n' Face Supplementary Reader (Book) 2010 August 24 – Maru Sankaku Shikaku (Zine) 2015 July – Symmetric (Zine) 2015 – Photo (Zine)

2017 – All Things Must Be Equal (Book) 2020 – Grateful in All Things (Book)

Exhibitions 1991 – The Alphabetical Orgasm, Tokyo 1992 – The Alphabetical Orgasm, Kyoto 1992 – Anonymous Animals, Tokyo 1993 April 6–24 – Homosexual, Tierrart Gallery, Tokyo 1998 – Osamu Sato and LSD Expo, Tokyo 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal 2018 – LSD Revamped ~Neo Psychedelia~, Tokyo 2020 – Grateful in All Things, Tokyo 2022 – ROOT(S), Tokyo 2024 – MULTIPLE PERSONALITY, Rittor Base, Tokyo 2024 – MULTIPLE PERSONALITY, SOMSOC, Harajuku 2025 November 11–23 – OSAMU SATO EXHIBITION PART 1, Tanabe Gallery 2025 November 28-December 14 – OSAMU SATO EXHIBITION PART 2, SOMSOC, Harajuku

NFTs 2021-2022 – LSD Transformed 2022 October 22 – Root(s)