Hiroshi Kataoka

Hiroshi Kataoka
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Producer, Director, Executive

Hiroshi Kataoka (片岡 洋) is the the head of AM2 as well as an Executive Manager on Sega's arcade business.

He joined Sega AM2 in 1991, originally applying as a programmer. However mandate from Sega came in saying that aside from a group of designers or programmers, "planners" are also needed for each division, including AM2. Just as Kataoka entered the company he was thrust into that position, said to be able to handle it. However after that, he was thrust into another dificult position, managing the development of arcade game Desert Tank, where Kataoka travelled to America communicating to foreigners to developed the game without knowing English too well. All that experience helped him however in his current position of Manager.

Production history

• Fighting Vipers (Model 2;
  1995) — Director
• Fighting Vipers (Model 2;
  1995) — Stage Designers
• Fighting Vipers (Saturn;
  1996) — Director
• Fighters Megamix (Saturn;
  1996) — Director (as 片岡 洋)
• Fighting Vipers 2 (Model 3;
  1998) — Director
• Fighting Vipers 2 (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Director
• Charge 'N Blast (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Special Thanks
• Outtrigger (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Director
• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (NAOMI;
  1999) — Coordinator
• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Coordinator
• Shenmue (Dreamcast;
  1999) — R&D Dept. #2 Supervisors
• Rent A Hero No.1 (Dreamcast;
  2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 片岡 洋)
• Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Motion Talent
• De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Motion Talent
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Supervisors
• Virtua Fighter 4 (NAOMI 2;
  2001) — Coordinator
• Virtua Fighter 4 (PlayStation 2;
  2002) — Coordinator (as 片岡 洋)
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Total Advisers
• Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2;
  2003) — Producer
• The King of Route 66 (NAOMI 2;
  2002) — Coordinator
• Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox;
  2002) — Motion Actor
• Virtua Cop: Elite Edition (PlayStation 2;
  2002) — AM2 Staff
• Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned (NAOMI 2;
  No results
  9999) — Producer
• Virtua Quest (GameCube;
  2004) — Special Thanks (as Hiroshi kataoka)
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2;
  2005) — Director
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2;
  2005) — Stage Designers
• Virtua Fighter 5 () — Producer
• Virtua Fighter 5 () — Special Thanks
• After Burner Climax (Lindbergh;
  No results
  9999) — Special Thanks
• After Burner Climax (PlayStation 3;
  2010) — Special Thanks
• Virtua Fighter 5 R (Lindbergh;
  No results
  9999) — Producer
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Xbox 360;
  2012) — Producer
• Virtua Tennis 4 () — Chief Producer
• 3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Special Thanks
• Soul Reverse Zero () — Special Thanks (as 片岡 洋)
• Soul Reverse (Nu;
  No results
  9999) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch) (Nintendo Switch;
  2018) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Special Thanks

• Soreike Kokology (1991)
• Virtua Racing (1992)
• Soreike Kokology 2 (1993)
• Desert Tank (1994) — Director
• Sonic the Fighters (1996) — Director
• MJ (2002) — Producer
• Quest of D (2004) — Producer
• Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Supervisor (Sonic the Fighters (Console Conversion Credits))
• Virtua Fighter 5 (Arcade version) (2006) — Producer
• Rhythm Tengoku (2007) — Producer
• Sega Superstars Tennis (2008) — Special Thanks
• Border Break (2009) — Chief Producer
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) R&D Creative Officer (Sega Japan)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (2013) — Chief Producer
• Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (2014) — Chief Producer
• Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (2015) — Chief Producer
• KanColle Arcade (2016) — Chief Producer
• Soul Reverse (2018) — Chief Producer

Magazine articles

Main article: Hiroshi Kataoka/Magazine articles.

Interviews

• Interview: Hiroshi Kataoka (2006-03-31) by 1UP.com
• Interview: Hiroshi Kataoka (2017-07-14) by Sega Interactive