is a Japanese

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. He worked previously as a programmer and producer for

Konami , is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets. Konami has casi ...

and was also CEO of the now-defunct Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe branch. His works include the

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versions of '' Contra'' and ''

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'', the '' Legend of the Mystical Ninja'' series, '' Rakugakids'', and some games in the ''

Castlevania ''Castlevania'' (), known in Japan as is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise about Dracula (Castlevania), Dracula, created and developed by Konami. It has been released on various platforms, from early system ...

'' series. He currently leads Good Feel Co., Ltd., (Japanese) which is a Japanese

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that developed '' Wario Land: Shake It!'', a game that was released for the Wii in 2008.

Works

Nintendo Entertainment System

*'' Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū'' - Programmer *''

'' - Director/Programmer *'' Contra'' - Director/Programmer *'' Blades of Steel'' - Director/Programmer *'' Gradius II'' - Director/Programmer *'' Super C'' - Director/Programmer *''

Moai-kun is a puzzle video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer in Japan in March 1990. The game derives its themes from Easter Island; the player controls a sentient moai Moai or moʻai ( ; es, moái; rap, moʻai, , sta ...

'' - Director

Super NES

*''

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja ''The Legend of the Mystical Ninja'', known as in Japan, is an action-adventure game by Konami, and was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. It was also ported to the Game Boy Advance along with ''Ganbare Goemon 2: Kite ...

'' - Director/Programmer *'' Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose!'' - Programmer *'' Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu'' - Producer/Planner *'' Gokujō Parodius! ～Kako no Eikō o Motomete～'' - Producer *'' Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame'' - Producer/Programmer *''

Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius is the fourth game in the Parodius franchise, a series of parody shooters produced by Konami. The gameplay is stylistically very similar to the ''Gradius'' series, but the graphics and music are intentionally absurd. The game contains a larg ...

'' - Producer *''Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake'' - Producer

Nintendo 64

*'' Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon'' - Producer *'' Susume! Taisen Puzzle Dama: Tōkon! Marutama Machi'' - Producer *'' Rakugakids'' - Producer *''

'' - Executive Producer *'' Goemon: Mononoke Sugoroku'' - Executive Producer *'' Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness'' - Executive Producer

Game Boy Color

* '' Ganbare Goemon: Mononoke Douchuu Tobidase Nabe-Bugyou!'' - Executive Producer * '' Tokimeki Memorial Pocket: Culture Hen'' - Executive Producer

PlayStation

*'' Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius: Forever With Me'' - Producer *'' Ganbare Goemon: Oedo Daikaiten'' - Executive Producer

PlayStation 2

*'' Goemon: Bouken Jidai Katsugeki'' - Executive Producer *'' Castlevania: Curse of Darkness'' - Executive Producer

Game Boy Advance

* '' Konami Krazy Racers'' - Executive Producer * ''

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'' - Chief Producer

Nintendo DS

* '' Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow'' - Executive Producer

Wii

*'' Wario Land: Shake It!'' - Senior Producer * '' Kirby's Epic Yarn'' - Senior Producer

Wii U

*''

Yoshi's Woolly World ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game is the seventh main entry in the ''Yoshi'' series of games, the first home console title in the series since 1997' ...

'' - Senior Producer

References

1960 births Japanese video game producers Konami people Living people {{Konami-stub