His final role was that of Masakiyo SATO in "Hachijinnokami-mamorijiro, Gozabune-no-dan," which he performed in an all-cast performance series at Minami-za in Kyoto in December 1993; he died in Kyoto on March 26, 1994.
1993年12月の京都南座顔見世における『八陣守護城・御座船の段』の佐藤正清が最後の舞台となり、1994年3月26日、京都で死去。