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Toshihiro Nagoshi

1965 - Today

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Toshihiro Nagoshi (Japanese: 名越 稔洋, Hepburn: Nagoshi Toshihiro; born June 17, 1965) is a Japanese video game producer, director, and designer. He was the chief creative officer for Sega until 2021 when he became creative director. He went on to be the general director of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, and later became a member of the board of directors for Atlus. He joined Sega in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Toshihiro Nagoshi is the 45th most popular game designer, the 1,982nd most popular biography from Japan and the 22nd most popular Japanese Game Designer.

Toshihiro Nagoshi is most famous for creating the "Yakuza" series, which is known for its immersive storytelling and open-world gameplay set in Japan's criminal underworld. He is also recognized for his work on the "Super Monkey Ball" series and has been a prominent figure at Sega.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Toshihiro Nagoshi ranks 45 out of 77. Before him are Tetsuya Nomura, Dave Arneson, Yuji Naka, Tim Cain, Jeff Kaplan, and Mike Harrington. After him are Scott Cawthon, Jens Bergensten, Johan Andersson, Ron Gilbert, Ed Boon, and Neil Druckmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Toshihiro Nagoshi ranks 491. Before him are David Kelly, Gregor Foitek, Alejandro Castro Espín, Jan Svěrák, Fernando Gómez, and Arabian Prince. After him are Mum Jokmok, Tuomo Ylipulli, C. J. Ramone, Badri Kvaratskhelia, Isa Munayev, and Salima Ikram.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Toshihiro Nagoshi ranks 1,983 out of 6,245. Before him are Megumi Sakata (1971), Rie Kugimiya (1979), Tetsuji Hashiratani (1964), Daisuke Matsushita (1981), Kenta Suzuki (1985), Tatsuya Fujiwara (1982), and Mari Iijima (1963). After him are Koichi Yokozeki (1979), Shingo Shibata (1985), Ken Matsumoto (1987), Takanohana Kōji (1972), and Nobutoshi Kaneda (1958).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In Japan

Among game designers born in Japan, Toshihiro Nagoshi ranks 22. Before him are Kazunori Yamauchi (1967), Hideki Kamiya (1970), Eiji Aonuma (1963), Yuji Horii (1954), Tetsuya Nomura (1970), and Yuji Naka (1965). After him are Yoshinori Kitase (1966), Goichi Suda (1968), Keiichiro Toyama (1970), Tetsuya Takahashi (1966), Koji Igarashi (1968), and Yoshiaki Koizumi (1968).

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