Tohru Murayama

Tohru Murayama
Employment history: CSK Research Institute (2001 – ) Divisions: AM2 of CRI Sega-AM2 Sega Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega R&D2
Role(s): Designer, director

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Tohru Murayama (村山 亨) began working for Sega AM2 in 1999 as a part-time planning assistant on Shenmue, joining full-time in 2001 as a planner for console ports, such as Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball, Virtua Fighter 5 and After Burner Climax.

Production history

• Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Design Section Assistants
• Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Design Section Assistants
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special thanks to
• Outtrigger (Dreamcast; 2001) — Planner
• Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (GameCube; 2002) — Planner
• Virtua Cop: Elite Edition (PlayStation 2; 2002) (as 村山 亨)
• Sega Golf Club (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2004) — Designers
• Quest of D: Gofu no Keisyousya (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2005) — Designers
• Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360; 2007) — Planners
• R-Tuned: Ultimate Street Racing (Lindbergh; 2008) — Boost Gameplay Designer
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66 (Xbox 360; 2009) — Director
• After Burner Climax (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Director
• Dennou Senki Virtual-On: Force (Xbox 360; 2010) — Director
• Daytona USA (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Director
• Daytona USA (Xbox 360; 2011) — Director
• Phantasy Star Online 2 (Windows PC; 2012) — Assistant Director
• Sonic the Fighters (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Assistant Producer
• Virtua Striker (Xbox 360; 2013) — Assistant Producer
• Virtua Striker (PlayStation 3; 2013) — Assistant Producer
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Windows PC; 2013) — R&D#2
• Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Conversion Staff
• Lost Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Conversion Staff
• Lost Judgment (PlayStation 5; 2021) — Conversion Staff
• Lost Judgment (Xbox One; 2021) — Conversion Staff
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Arcade Game Development Cooperation
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Arcade Game Development Cooperation
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Arcade Game Development Cooperation
• Propeller Arena: Aviation Battle Championship (Dreamcast; unreleased) — AM2

Interviews

• Tohru Murayama & Hiroshi Kataoka interview by Weekly-AM2 (May 14, 2002)
• SEGA VOICE interview with Noriyuki Shimoda & Tohru Murayama (February 2, 2007)