(born 1954 in

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) is the chief designer for

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, based at the company's design and research centre in

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. He was appointed to this position in June 2004,"Mitsubishi's new design chief must work his magic fast"
James B. Treece, ''Automotive News'', August 2004 having previously worked as the General Manager for Mitsubishi Design Europe in

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."Akinori Nakanishi - Corporate General Manager, Design Centre, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation"
, Mitsubishi Press, 2002 He began working for Mitsubishi in 1977 as soon as he graduated, and was responsible for both the 1991 and 2003 Colts, the HSR concept cars and the

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, among others. He cites

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ers

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and

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and movies such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' as inspirations, and names the original

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and the

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as his personal favourite automotive designs. For his company's future, he has envisaged a sporty, wide-track look, saying "We are not a giant company, so we should be unique. This

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gives them a wider stance. The bean counters don't like that. It is too expensive.""Mitsubishi seeks wide-track niche"
Kathy Jackson, ''Automotive News'', June 5, 2006

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