Yoshinori Kitase
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Born | Japan |
23 September 1966
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Nihon University |
Occupation | Video game producer |
Employer | Square Enix |
Yoshinori Kitase (北瀬 佳範 Kitase Yoshinori?, born 23 September 1966) is a Japanese game director and producer working for Square Enix. He is known as the director of Final Fantasy VI (1994), Chrono Trigger (1995), Final Fantasy VII (1997), Final Fantasy VIII (1999) and Final Fantasy X (2001), and the producer of the Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XIII series. He is a corporate executive who manages Square Enix's Business Division 1.[1]
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Biography
In July 1978, at the age of 12, Kitase watched the movie Star Wars for the first time and was deeply impressed with it. He later examined the making-of video to it and became interested in the creative process of the film industry. Kitase decided to attend the Nihon University College of Art and studied screenwriting and filmmaking. Although he enjoyed filming, he showed a much greater passion for post-production editing as he felt it allowed him to give the footage a completely new meaning and to appeal to the viewers' feelings. In his first year after the graduation, Kitase worked at a small animation studio that produced animated television programs and commercials. When he played Final Fantasy for the first time, he considered a switch to the game industry as he felt that it had potential when it came to animation and storytelling. Despite having no software development knowledge, he applied at the game development company Square and was hired in 1990. In the ten years to follow, he gathered experience as an "event scripter", directing the characters' movements and facial expressions on the game screen as well as setting the timings and music transitions. He has compared this work to directing film actors.[2]
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When many players responded to the sci-fi world of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII by requesting a "simple fantasy world", Kitase tried to expand the definition of the word "fantasy" beyond that of a medieval European setting. This led to Southeast Asia being the backdrop for Final Fantasy X.[3] Kitase referred to Final Fantasy VII and its protagonist Cloud Strife as his favorite game and character, respectively.[4] In an interview, he said that he loves first-person shooters.[5]
Works
Release | Title | System | Credit(s) |
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1991 | Final Fantasy Adventure | Game Boy | Game design, scenario |
1992 | Romancing SaGa | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Field map design |
1992 | Final Fantasy V | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Field planner, event planner, scenario writer[6] |
1994 | Final Fantasy VI | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Director, event planner, scenario writer[6] |
1995 | Chrono Trigger | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Director, scenario writer[7] |
1997 | Final Fantasy VII | PlayStation, Windows | Director, scenario writer |
1998 | Ehrgeiz | PlayStation | FF VII staff |
1999 | Final Fantasy VIII | PlayStation, Windows | Director, story, system designer, event director[8][9] |
2001 | Final Fantasy X | PlayStation 2 | Producer, chief director, scenario writer[10][11][12] |
2002 | Kingdom Hearts | PlayStation 2 | Co-producer |
2003 | Final Fantasy X-2 | PlayStation 2 | Producer |
2004 | Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII | Mobile phone | Executive producer |
2004 | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | Game Boy Advance | Producer |
2005 | Final Fantasy VII: Technical Demo for PS3 | PlayStation 3 | Supervisor[13] |
2005 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | DVD-Video, UMD | Producer |
2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | PlayStation 2 | Co-producer |
2006 | Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII | PlayStation 2 | Producer |
2006 | Final Fantasy V Advance | Game Boy Advance | Supervisor |
2006 | Final Fantasy VI Advance | Game Boy Advance | Supervisor |
2006 | Dawn of Mana | PlayStation 2 | Special thanks |
2007 | Heroes of Mana | Nintendo DS | Special thanks |
2007 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII | PlayStation Portable | Executive producer, event planner[14] |
2008 | Sigma Harmonics | Nintendo DS | Producer |
2008 | Dissidia: Final Fantasy | PlayStation Portable | Producer |
2009 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete | Blu-ray Disc | Producer |
2009 | Final Fantasy XIII | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Producer, Crystal Tools development staff |
2010 | The 3rd Birthday | PlayStation Portable | Producer |
2011 | Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy | PlayStation Portable | Special thanks |
2011 | Final Fantasy Type-0 | PlayStation Portable | Producer |
2011 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Producer |
2012 | Theatrhythm Final Fantasy | Nintendo 3DS | Special thanks |
2013 | Final Fantasy: All The Bravest | iOS | Special thanks |
2013 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Producer |
2013 | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita | Producer |
2014 | Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call | Nintendo 3DS | Special thanks |
2014 | Final Fantasy VII G-Bike | iOS, Android | Executive producer[1] |
2015 | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster | PlayStation 4 | Special thanks |
2015 | Mobius Final Fantasy | iOS, Android | Producer |
TBA | Final Fantasy VII | PlayStation 4 | Producer |
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