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'''Hisao Oguchi''' joined [[Sega]] in 1984. In 1993, he became the Assistant President of Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 3 (AM3).
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| birthplace=Okaya, Nagano prefecture, Japan{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220620124709/https://sega.jp/fb/album/02_dp/02.html}}
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| company=[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.|Sega Enterprises]]
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| divisions=[[Sega R&D 2]], [[Sega AM3]]{{magref|segamagjp|4|17}},[[Sega Software R&D Dept. 3]]
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| role=Producer, Executive
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| education=Engineering, Chuo University
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (小口 久雄) joined [[Sega]] in March 1984. Like [[Yu Suzuki]] and [[Yuji Naka]], he started his career conceiving a small [[SG-1000]] title called ''[[Doki Doki Penguin Land]]''. However unlike Suzuki and Naka his endavours afterwards were not on the creative side, but rather the management side of things.
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In 1993, he became the Assistant President of Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 3 (AM3), and started being affectionately named '''Boss'''{{ref|http://backup.segakore.fr/hitmaker/game/SOUND/SITE/colmun49.html}}{{ref|https://twitter.com/Hiro_H10th/status/1724045748076167495}}. In 2000, "AM3" became [[Hitmaker]]. Oguchi became the President of [[Hitmaker]]. Oguchi became President of [[Sega]]. He left [[Hitmaker]] as a result and [[Mie Kumagai]] took his place. He has not involved been with Sega since May of 2008. He has since been involved in business ventures like CGI movie company [[Marza Animation Planet]] or casino company [[Sega Sammy Creation]].
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==Production history==
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{{ProductionHistory|Hisao Oguchi|Bravo Ogu|おぐち ひさお|オグチ ヒサオ|小口 久雄|Oguchi Hisao}}
  
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In 2000, "AM3" became [[Hitmaker]], and the President of [[Hitmaker]] at the time, [[Tetsuya Mizuguchi]], was promoted to Sega "AM9" (which became [[United Game Artists]]). This Oguchi became the President of [[Hitmaker]].
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* ''[[Super Derby]]''{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book-1.pdf|page=108}} (198X)
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* ''[[Rail Chase]]'' (1991) — Producer
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* ''[[Jurassic Park (arcade)|Jurassic Park]]'' (1994) — Producer
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* ''[[Star Wars Arcade]]'' (1994) — Producer
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* ''[[Sega Rally Championship]]'' (1995) — General Manager
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* ''[[Baku Baku Animal]]'' (1997) — General Manager
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* ''[[Dirt Devils]]'' (1998) — General Manager
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* ''[[Magical Truck Adventure]]'' (1998) — General Manager
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* ''[[Kasei Channel Mars TV]]'' (1999) — Executive Producer
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* ''[[Touch De Uno! 2]]'' (1999) — Executive Producer
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* ''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]]'' (2002) — Executive Producer
  
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Oguchi became President of [[Sega]]. He left [[Hitmaker]] as a result and Mie Kumagai took his place. In 2004 [[Sammy]] bought a controlling share in Sega Corporation at a cost of $1.1 billion, after which Sammy chairman [[Hajime Satomi]] became President of [[Sega]] and Oguchi was shunted down into the position of Assistant President.
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==Magazine articles==
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==Production History==
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* ''[[Doki Doki Penguin Land]]'' (SG-1000 version) (1985)
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* [https://sega.jp/fb/album/02_dp/02.html ''Meisaku Album'' interview (Japanese)]
  
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* ''[[Gunblade NY]]'' (1996) — General Manager
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==Photographs==
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* ''[[Decathlete]]'' (1996) — General Manager
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:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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* ''[[Winter Heat]]'' (1997) — General Manager
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* ''[[Last Bronx]]'' (1998) —  Executive Producer
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==External links==
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* ''[[L.A. Machineguns]]'' (1998) — General Manager
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030202233628fw_/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/top/lounge/corumun/site/corumun_txt16.html Hito Maker entry]
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis]]'' (2000) —  Executive Producer
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* [https://www.facebook.com/hisao.oguchi.7 {{PAGENAME}} on Facebook]
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2000) — Producer
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* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E4%B9%85%E9%9B%84-%E5%B0%8F%E5%8F%A3-47b710153/?originalSubdomain=jp {{PAGENAME}} on LinkedIn]
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000) — Special Thanks
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]'' (2001) — Executive Producer
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==References==
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* ''[[Shenmue II]] (Xbox Version)'' (2002) — Executive Producer
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2003) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Astro Boy: Omega Factor]]'' (2003) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Shining Tears]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[OutRun 2]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Feel the Magic XY/XX]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Shining Force Neo]]'' (2005) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''Guilty Gear XX #Reload'' (2005) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Altered_Beast_(2005)|Altered Beast]]'' (2005) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Yakuza]]'' (2005) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary]]'' (2006/2007) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.29: Monster World Complete Collection]]'' (2007) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2007) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus]]'' (2007) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]]'' (2007) — Executive Supervisor
 
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* ''[[The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return]]'' (2007) — Executive Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) — Executive Supervisor
 
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* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]] (PS2 Version)'' (2008) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Night of the Werehog]]'' (2008) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) — Special Thanks
 
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Revision as of 17:44, 13 November 2023

HisaoOguchi.jpg
Hisao Oguchi
Place of birth: Okaya, Nagano prefecture, Japan[1]
Date of birth: 1960-03-05[1] (age 64)
Employment history:
Sega Enterprises (1984-03 – )
Divisions:
Role(s): Producer, Executive
Education: Engineering, Chuo University

Hisao Oguchi (小口 久雄) joined Sega in March 1984. Like Yu Suzuki and Yuji Naka, he started his career conceiving a small SG-1000 title called Doki Doki Penguin Land. However unlike Suzuki and Naka his endavours afterwards were not on the creative side, but rather the management side of things.

In 1993, he became the Assistant President of Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 3 (AM3), and started being affectionately named Boss[3][4]. In 2000, "AM3" became Hitmaker. Oguchi became the President of Hitmaker. Oguchi became President of Sega. He left Hitmaker as a result and Mie Kumagai took his place. He has not involved been with Sega since May of 2008. He has since been involved in business ventures like CGI movie company Marza Animation Planet or casino company Sega Sammy Creation.

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

Magazine articles

Main article: Hisao Oguchi/Magazine articles.

Interviews

 Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Hisao Oguchi

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/album/02_dp/02.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-06-20 12:47)
  2. ↑ Sega Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-02)" (JP; 1997-01-13), page 17
  3. ↑ http://backup.segakore.fr/hitmaker/game/SOUND/SITE/colmun49.html
  4. ↑ @Hiro_H10th on Twitter
  5. ↑ File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Cyber Troopers Virtual On Saturn credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:LastBronx Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Last Bronx Saturn credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:WinterHeat_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  10. ↑ File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Sonic Advance 2 GBA credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Sonic Battle GBA credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Sonic Advance 3 GBA credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Puyo Puyo Fever GBA credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Shining Force GBA credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Bleach Advance GBA credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:GGXXReload_PSP_JP_SSCredits.pdf
  18. ↑ File:LBTBvsCR CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 22
  19. ↑ Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 108
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)
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