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Tetsuya Mizuguchi

Place of birth: Hokkaido, Japan
Date of birth: 1965-05-22^[1] (age 58)
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Producer, Executive
Education: Nihon University

Tetsuya Mizuguchi (水口哲也) was born in Hokkaido, Japan, in 1965. He was educated at Nihon University's Faculty of Arts and joined Sega in 1990. His first completed work for the company was Megalopolis, a pre-rendered CG ride film for the AS-1 motion simulator. He then turned his attention to racing simulations, and in 1995 created the arcade game Sega Rally Championship. Mizuguchi is also known for his work on Manx TT Super Bike, Rez, and Space Channel 5.

In 1996, Mizuguchi left Sega's AM3 division to form AM Annex, where he and his team created Sega Touring Car Championship.

On April 9, 2000, Sega's division Sega Software R&D Dept. 9 became United Game Artists (UGA). Mizuguchi was President and Chief Operating Officer of the studio. They produced Space Channel 5 and Rez, which were praised among gaming communities as fresh and innovative titles.

In September of 2003, Sega performed a company-wide reorganization of staff. This reorganization dissolved United Game Artists, placing its members within Sonic Team.

On October 7, 2003, Mizuguchi was a guest on "Tokyo Game Lounge", a webcast radio program produced in Tokyo. During the webcast, he announced his retirement from Sega. An article by Hirohiko Niizumi/Tor Thorsen for GameSpot claims that the restructuring prompted Mizuguchi to leave the company.

His official announcement of departure from Sega included this quote:

Games are a very unique medium. They exist beyond language, beyond culture, and people are fascinated by games. I don't know how long I will live, but I want to learn more about games — and there is more to learn about creating better games.

Production history

Games

Megalopolis: Tokyo City Battle (AS-1; 1994) — Line Producer/Story
Sega Rally Championship (Model 2; 1995) — Produced by
Manx TT Super Bike (Model 2; 1995) — Producer
Sega Rally Championship (Saturn; 1995) — Produced by
Sega Rally Championship (Saturn; 1995) — Written by
Sega Touring Car Championship (Model 2; 1996) — Produced by
Sega Rally Championship Plus (Saturn; 1996) — Produced by
Sega Rally Championship (Windows PC; 1997) — Produced by
Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[2]
Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Producers
Sega Rally 2 (Model 3; 1998) — Produced by
Sega Touring Car Championship (Windows PC; 1998) — Executive Producers
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (Model 3; 1998) — Project Organizer
Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer
Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer
D-2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — The Producer Wishs To Thanks
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Main Scenario
Roommania 203 (Dreamcast; 2000) — 声の出演 (as 水口哲也)
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Main Scenario
Rez (Dreamcast; 2001) — Producer
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Producer
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Producer
Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Producer
Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Special Thanks
Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Producer
Sega Rally Championship (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Produced by
Rez HD (Xbox 360; 2008) — Producer
Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash! (PlayStation 4; 2020) — Very Special Thanks to
Iri-san (Dreamcast; unreleased) — Producer

Videos

Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Producer
CGMV Sega Rally Championship 1995 (VHS; 1995) — Produced by
CGMV Sega Rally Championship 1995 (VHS; 1995) — Technical Driver

Music

Sega Rally Championship Ignition (CD; 1995) — "My dear friend, Rally" Written by
Sega Touring Car Championship (CD; 1997) — Producer^[3]
Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack (CD; 2000) — Producer^[4]
Mexican Flyer Remix Tracks Inspired by Space Channel 5 (CD; 2000) — Producer^[5]
Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Chu!!" (CD; 2002) — Game Producer
Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Hey!!" (CD; 2002) — Game Producer

Sega Rally Championship Ignition (CD) (1995)
Sonic Jam (1997) — Special Thanks

Song credits

Sega Rally Championship Ignition

My Dear Friend, Rally — Lyrics (with Kenneth Ibrahim)

Magazine articles

Main article: Tetsuya Mizuguchi/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Tetsuya Mizuguchi

External links

References

[:File:PS2PressInformation_2001-09_Rez_Profile_of_Head_of_UGA.pdf_p-1] File:PS2PressInformation 2001-09 Rez Profile of Head of UGA.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Jam_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-2] File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:STCC_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p8-3] File:STCC CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 8

[:File:SC5OST_CD_JP_card5.pdf_p2-4] File:SC5OST CD JP card5.pdf, page 2

[:File:MFRTISBSC5_CD_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-5] File:MFRTISBSC5 CD JP Box Back.jpg

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