Difference between revisions of "Hiroshi Kataoka"

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==Production History==
 
==Production History==
* ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Arcade Version) (1995) — Director, Stage Designer
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* ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Arcade version) (1995) — Director, Stage Designer
 
* ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — Director
 
* ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — Director
 
* ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'' (1996) — Director
 
* ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'' (1996) — Director
 
* ''[[Fighters Megamix]]'' (1996) — Director
 
* ''[[Fighters Megamix]]'' (1996) — Director
* ''[[Fighting Vipers 2]]'' (Arcade Version) (1998) — Director
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* ''[[Fighting Vipers 2]]'' (Arcade version) (1998) — Director
 
* ''[[Shenmue]]'' (1999) — Supervisor (R&D Dept. #2) (Development Support)
 
* ''[[Shenmue]]'' (1999) — Supervisor (R&D Dept. #2) (Development Support)
 
* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (2000) — Motion Talent (Japanese Staff)
 
* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (2000) — Motion Talent (Japanese Staff)
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers]]'' (2005) — Director, Stage Designer
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers]]'' (2005) — Director, Stage Designer
 
* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Supervisor (''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'' (Console Conversion Credits))
 
* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Supervisor (''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'' (Console Conversion Credits))
* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (Arcade Version) (2006) — Producer
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (Arcade version) (2006) — Producer
 
* ''[[After Burner Climax]]'' (2006/2010) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[After Burner Climax]]'' (2006/2010) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (PS3 & Xbox 360 Versions) (2007) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (PS3 & Xbox 360 Versions) (2007) — Special Thanks

Revision as of 09:37, 22 March 2016

Hiroshi Kataoka is the President of AM2 as well as the entire AM R&D department.

Joining Sega in the mid '90s, Kataoka's has directed titles such as the Fighting Vipers series, Sonic the Fighters, Fighters Megamix and Outtrigger. Along with Makoto Osaki his role shifted to that of a supervisor starting with Shenmue and would act as a coordinator for Eighteen Wheeler: American Pro Trucker and Virtua Fighter 4 and Producer for later installments in the Virtua Fighter series.

Kataoka's contributions to the Virtua Fighter series include the installation of a nationwide, networked arcade infrastructure for Virtua Fighter 4 and an overhauled VF TV system for Virtua Fighter 5 that brings the most out of the aforementioned infrastructure. Other work includes being a motion actor for the Jet Set Radio series.

Production History

SEGA of Japan Executives
Chairmen Isao Okawa (1984-2001) | Hajime Satomi (2004-current)
Presidents Hayao Nakayama (1984-1998) | Shoichiro Irimajiri (1998-2001) | Hideki Sato (2001-2003) | Hisao Oguchi (2003-2008) | Okitane Usui (2008-2012) | Naoya Tsurumi (2012-current) | Hideki Okamura (2014-current) | Haruki Satomi (2015-current)