Hisao Oguchi

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: Sega R&D Sega R&D 1 Sega AM3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 3 Hitmaker Sega
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

Doki Doki Penguin Land (SG-1000; 1985) — Planning
Doki Doki Penguin Land (Arcade; 1986) — Planning
World Bingo (Medal game; 1986)
Heavyweight Champ (System 16; 1987) — Planner (as Bravo Ogu)
World Derby (Medal game; 1988) — Game Designer
Super Monaco GP (X Board; 1989) — Designer
Rad Mobile (System 32; 1990)
Wally o Sagase! (System 18; 1992) — Producer
Bingo Party (Medal game; 1993) — Producer
Dark Edge (System 32; 1993) — Producer
Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (System 32; 1994)
Rail Chase 2 (Model 2; 1995) — Produced by
Manx TT Super Bike (Model 2; 1995) — General Manager
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Model 2; 1996) — Producer
Gunblade NY (Model 2; 1996) — General Manager
Last Bronx (Model 2; 1996) — General Manager
Decathlete (Saturn; 1996) — General Manager^[5]
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[6]
Top Skater (Model 2; 1997) — producer
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Model 3; 1997) — general manager (as Oguchi Hisao)
Last Bronx (Saturn; 1997) — ゼネラルマネージャー^[7] (as 小口久雄)
Last Bronx (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Producer^[8]
Le Mans 24 (Model 3; 1997) — Executive Producer
Winter Heat (Sega Titan Video; 1997) — General Manager
Winter Heat (Saturn; 1998) — General Manager^[9]
Last Bronx (Windows PC; 1998) — Executive Producer
L.A. Machineguns (Model 3; 1998) — general manager
Crazy Taxi (NAOMI; 1999) — Producer
Toy Fighter (NAOMI; 1999) — Executive Producer
Jambo! Safari (NAOMI; 1999) — producer
Derby Owners Club (NAOMI Satellite Terminal; 1999) — Producer
Virtua Tennis (NAOMI; 1999) — Executive Producer
Kasei Channel Mars TV (NAOMI; 1999) — General Manager
Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producer
Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as オグチヒサオ)
Virtua Athlete 2K (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer
Confidential Mission (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2000) — Executive Producer
Virtua Tennis (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer
Virtua Tennis 2 (NAOMI; 2001) — Executive Producer
Air Trix (Hikaru; 2001) — Producer
Illbleed (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks
Crazy Taxi 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
Segagaga (Dreamcast; 2001) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
Confidential Mission (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
Virtua Tennis 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
Crazy Taxi (PlayStation 2; 2001) — Producer
The Maze of the Kings (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2002) — Executive Producer
Crazy Taxi (GameCube; 2001) — Producer
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Xbox; 2002) — Executive Producer
Shenmue II (Xbox; 2002) — Executive Producer
Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Executive Management^[10]
Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Executive Management^[11]
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Executive Producer
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Executive Management
Sonic N (N-Gage; 2003) — Executive Producer
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube; 2003) — Executive Management
Puyo Pop Fever (NAOMI; 2003) — Executive Producer
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube; 2003) — Executive Producer
Sonic Battle (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Executive Producer^[12]
Astro Boy: Omega Factor (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Executive Producer
Amazing Island (GameCube; 2004) — Executive Producer
Puyo Pop Fever (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Executive Producer
Puyo Pop Fever (Dreamcast; 2004) — Executive Producer
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Windows PC; 2004) — Executive Producer
Astro Boy (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Executive Producer
Puyo Pop Fever (GameCube; 2004) — Executive Producer
Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst (Windows PC; 2004) — Executive Producer
Sonic Advance 3 (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Executive Producer^[13]
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! '04 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
Puyo Pop Fever (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Executive Producer^[14]
Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Executive Producer^[15]
Virtua Quest (PlayStation 2; 2004) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
Virtua Quest (GameCube; 2004) — Executive Producer
Puyo Pop Fever (Windows PC; 2004) — Executive Producer
Shining Tears (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Executive Producer
Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Executive Producer
Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Executive Producer
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Executive Producer
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Xbox; 2004) — Executive Producer
Puyo Pop Fever (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Executive Producer
Puyo Pop Fever (PlayStation Portable; 2004) — Executive Producer
Altered Beast (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
OutRun 2 (Xbox; 2004) — Executive Producer
Shining Force Neo (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
Bleach Advance: Kurenai ni Somaru Soul Society (Game Boy Advance; 2005) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー^[16] (as 小口久雄)
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 3 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer (as 小口久雄)
Sonic Gems Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube; 2005) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 18: Dragon Force (PlayStation 2; 2005) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
Guilty Gear XX Reload (PlayStation Portable; 2005) — Executive Producer^[17]
The Rub Rabbits! (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Executive Producer
Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
Yakuza (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
Bleach GC: Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami (GameCube; 2005) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — President
Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — President
Shadow the Hedgehog (Xbox; 2005) — President
Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Executive Producer
Shadow the Hedgehog (Xbox; 2005) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 23: Sega Memorial Selection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
Derby Ba wo Tsukurou! 5 (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer (as 小口久雄)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — President
Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — President
Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — President
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 22: Advanced Daisenryaku: Deutsch Dengeki Sakusen (PlayStation 2; 2006) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu 2006 DS (Nintendo DS; 2006) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as おぐちひさお)
Let's Make a Soccer Team! (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 27: Panzer Dragoon (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
Virtua Pro Football (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 24: Last Bronx -Tokyo Bangaichi- (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
Phantasy Star Universe (Windows PC; 2006) — Executive Producer
Phantasy Star Universe (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — President
Yakuza 2 (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
Phantasy Star Universe (Xbox 360; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sangokushi Taisen DS (Nintendo DS; 2007) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 5 (PlayStation 2; 2007) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Executive Producer
Doraemon: Nobita no Shin Makai Daibouken DS (Nintendo DS; 2007) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as おぐちひさお)
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Windows PC; 2006) — Executive Producer
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — President
Puyo Puyo! (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Executive Producer
Puyo Puyo! (Wii; 2007) — Executive Producer
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (Windows PC; 2007) — Executive Producer
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Executive Producer
Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Executive Producer
Ghost Squad (Wii; 2007) — Executive Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 31: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Executive Producer
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (Xbox 360; 2007) — Executive Producer
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Executive Producer
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Executive Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Executive Producers
NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Executive Producers
Sega Bass Fishing (Wii; 2008) — Executive Producers
Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (PlayStation 3; 2008) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Executive Supervisors
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Executive Producer
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Nintendo DS; 2008) — エグゼクティヴプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
Zombie Shiki - Eigo Ryoku Sosei Jutsu: English of the Dead (Nintendo DS; 2008) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口久雄)
Initial D: Extreme Stage (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Executive Producer
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Producer
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Executive Producer
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Special Thanks
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (Wii; 2010) — Executive Producer (as Oguchi Hisao)
Crazy Taxi (Steam; 2011) — Producer

Videos

Sonic - Night of the Werehog (??; No results?) — Executive Producers

Music

Last Bronx: Tokyo Bangaichi Soundtracks vs Club Remix (CD; 1996) — General Manager^[18]
Le Mans 24 (CD; 1997) — Producer
Renta no Kyoku: Rent A Hero No.1 Original Soundtrack (CD; 2000) — Very Special Thanks
Dennou Senki Virtual-On Force Official Sound Data Ver 7.5 (CD; 2001) — Executive Producer
Dennou Senki Virtual-On Marz Official Sound Data (CD; 2003) — Executive Producer

Super Derby^[19] (198X)
Rail Chase (1991) — Producer
Jurassic Park (1994) — Producer
Star Wars Arcade (1994) — Producer
Sega Rally Championship (1995) — General Manager
Baku Baku Animal (1997) — General Manager
Dirt Devils (1998) — General Manager
Magical Truck Adventure (1998) — General Manager
Kasei Channel Mars TV (1999) — Executive Producer
Touch De Uno! 2 (1999) — Executive Producer
World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 (2002) — Executive Producer

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).

Meisaku Album interview (Japanese)

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Hisao Oguchi

External links

References

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)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20220620124709.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Falbum.2F02_dp.2F02.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/album/02_dp/02.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-06-20 12:47)

[:File:Sega_Magazine_JP_Issue_04_199702.pdf_p17-2] Sega Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-02)" (JP; 1997-01-13), page 17

[http:.2F.2Fbackup.segakore.fr.2Fhitmaker.2Fgame.2FSOUND.2FSITE.2Fcolmun49.html-3] ttp://backup.segakore.fr/hitmaker/game/SOUND/SITE/colmun49.html

[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2FHiro_H10th.2Fstatus.2F1724045748076167495-4] @Hiro_H10th on Twitter

[:File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-5] File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Cyber_Troopers_Virtual_On_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Cyber Troopers Virtual On Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:LastBronx_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-7] File:LastBronx Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Last_Bronx_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Last Bronx Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:WinterHeat_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-9] File:WinterHeat_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:SonicMegaCollection_GC_US_Credits.pdf_p-10] File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Advance_2_GBA_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Sonic Advance 2 GBA credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Battle_GBA_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Sonic Battle GBA credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Advance_3_GBA_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Sonic Advance 3 GBA credits.pdf

[:File:Puyo_Puyo_Fever_GBA_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Puyo Puyo Fever GBA credits.pdf

[:File:Shining_Force_GBA_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Shining Force GBA credits.pdf

[:File:Bleach_Advance_GBA_credits.pdf_p-16] File:Bleach Advance GBA credits.pdf

[:File:GGXXReload_PSP_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-17] File:GGXXReload_PSP_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:LBTBvsCR_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p22-18] File:LBTBvsCR CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 22

[:File:Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf_p108-19] Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 108

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