Hideo Yoshizawa Explained
Hideo Yoshizawa |
Native Name: | 吉沢 秀雄 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Birth Date: | 2 September 1960 |
Notable Works: | Ninja Gaiden Klonoa Mr Driller |
Occupation: | Video game director, producer and writer |
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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".
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
Notes and References
- News: 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 . 佐藤和也 . 22 December 2008 . GameSpot Japan . ja . 24 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728023434/http://japan.gamespot.com/news/20385674/ . 28 July 2011 .
- News: Klonoa Now And Then: Hideo Yoshizawa Returns To Phantomile . Siliconera. 20 March 2009. 24 March 2011.
- News: What Tecmo Used To Do To Easy Games….. Ashcraft. Brian. June 2009. Kotaku Australia. 24 March 2011.
- Web site: Hideo Yoshizawa. Twitter. 30 October 2016. ja.
- Web site: 『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 . 2022-07-04 . ファミ通.com . ja.
- Web site: Parish . Jeremy . Champion of Dreams: An Interview with Hideo Yoshizawa . . . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103025641/http://www.1up.com/features/champion-dreams-interview-hideo-yoshizawa . 3 November 2012 . 17 September 2012.
- Web site: Leone. Matt. Ninja Gaiden developer reunion. Polygon. Vox Media. January 26, 2015.
- Web site: Parish . Jeremy . Mr. Driller: DrillLand & The History of Mr. Driller - Game Boy Works Gaiden #05 . . . August 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200726173430/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiTxNgwF8zE . July 26, 2020 . July 22, 2020.
- Nintendo Power staff . Pac-Pix Interview: Hideo Yoshizawa, Producer . . . Redmond Washington . 48 . May 2005 . 1041-9551.
- Web site: Gantayat . Anoop . New DS Puzzler From Bandai Namco Games . . September 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915145320/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/25/new-ds-puzzler-from-bandai-namco-games . September 15, 2020 . May 25, 2006.
- Web site: Siliconera Staff . Klonoa Now And Then: Hideo Yoshizawa Returns To Phantomile . . . 10 February 2020 . 20 March 2009.
- Web site: Kemps . Heidi . INTERVIEW: Hideo Yoshizawa and Keiji Yamagishi . Gaming.moe . 17 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213003925/http://gaming.moe/?p=2894 . 13 February 2019 . 27 March 2018.