Gen Satou (佐藤 元, Satō Gen, January 1, 1960) is a Japanese animator, mechanical and character designer, and manga artist. He was born in Fukushima Prefecture and currently lives in Tokyo.
Note: Not a real person. It is a representation of staff who are working for Shaft Inc. (Anime Production Compantion.)
The pseudonym can be rearranged to spell Tou Fuyashi (しやふとう) → Shaft (しゃふと).