Hideo Yoshizawa (吉沢 秀雄, Yoshizawa Hideo) born September 2, 1960, is a Japanese video game director, screenwriter, and producer, most famous for his work on the Ninja Gaiden and Klonoa series of video games.[1][2][3] Prior to being employed by Namco, he worked for Tecmo and was involved in the original Ninja Gaiden trilogy for the Nintendo Entertainment System under the name "Sakurazaki".
Hideo Yoshizawa | |
|---|---|
吉沢 秀雄 | |
| Born | September 2, 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Video game director, producer and writer |
| Notable work | Ninja Gaiden Klonoa Mr Driller |
As of April 2016, Yoshizawa has left Bandai Namco Studios and is now working freelance.[4] On January 10, 2017, Henshin announced that they had signed Yoshizawa on board for their then upcoming animated film adaptation of Klonoa as an executive producer.
Yoshizawa is a professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University.[5]
Games credited
edit- 1986: Mighty Bomb Jack (director)[6]
- 1988: Ninja Gaiden (director, story, screenplay)[6]
- 1990: Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (executive director, story)
- 1991: Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (executive producer)
- 1991: Radia Senki: Reimeihen (scenario, executive producer)
- 1993: Smash Tennis (director, screenplay, designer)
- 1997: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (director, screenplay)[7]
- 1998: R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (project supervisor)[6]
- 1999: Mr. Driller (producer)[8]
- 2000: Mr. Driller 2 (producer)[8]
- 2001: Mr. Driller G (producer)[8]
- 2001: Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (supervisor, story)[6]
- 2004: Mr. Driller Drill Spirits (producer)
- 2005: Pac-Pix (producer)[9]
- 2006: Trioncube (producer)[10]
- 2006: QuickSpot (producer)
- 2008: Klonoa (Wii) (producer)[11]
- 2009: Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop[6]
- 2009: Muscle March (producer)[12]
- 2022: Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (special thanks)
References
edit- ^ 佐藤和也 (22 December 2008). "10年の時を経て登場したリマスター版と気になる今後は…？--Wii「風のクロノア」吉沢秀雄氏インタビュー". GameSpot Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Klonoa Now And Then: Hideo Yoshizawa Returns To Phantomile". Siliconera. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ Ashcraft, Brian (June 2009). "What Tecmo Used To Do To Easy Games…". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Hideo Yoshizawa". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "『風のクロノア 1&2アンコール』オリジナル版開発陣インタビュー。感動のエンディングは「熱量が一気に消費されず、じわじわと広がったことで深く心に刻まれたのかもしれません」 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ a b c d e Parish, Jeremy (17 September 2012). "Champion of Dreams: An Interview with Hideo Yoshizawa". 1UP.com. IGN. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Leone, Matt. "Ninja Gaiden developer reunion". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c Parish, Jeremy (July 22, 2020). "Mr. Driller: DrillLand & The History of Mr. Driller - Game Boy Works Gaiden #05". YouTube. Google. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Nintendo Power staff (May 2005). "Pac-Pix Interview: Hideo Yoshizawa, Producer". Nintendo Power. Redmond Washington: Nintendo of America. p. 48. ISSN 1041-9551.
- ^ Gantayat, Anoop (May 25, 2006). "New DS Puzzler From Bandai Namco Games". IGN. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Siliconera Staff (20 March 2009). "Klonoa Now And Then: Hideo Yoshizawa Returns To Phantomile". Siliconera. Curse, Inc. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Kemps, Heidi (27 March 2018). "INTERVIEW: Hideo Yoshizawa and Keiji Yamagishi". Gaming.moe. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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