Hisao Oguchi
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| Hisao Oguchi |
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| Place of birth: Okaya, Nagano prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Date of birth: 1960-03-05[1] (age 63) |
| Employment history: Sega of Japan (1984-03 – )
Divisions:
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| 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). 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.
Contents
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; 1991)
- Wally wo Sagase! (System 18; 1992)
- Bingo Party (Medal game; 1993)
- Dark Edge (System 32; 1993)
- Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (System 32; 1994)
- Rail Chase 2 (Model 2; 1994) — Produced by
- Manx TT Super Bike (Model 2; 1995) — General Manager
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Model 2; 1996) — Producer
- Gunblade NY (Model 2; 1995) — General Manager
- Last Bronx (Model 2; 1996) — General Manager
- Decathlete (Saturn; 1996) — General Manager[3]
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks[4]
- Top Skater (Model 2; 1997) — producer
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Model 3; 1997) — general manager
- Last Bronx (Saturn; 1997) — ゼネラルマネージャー[5] (as 小口 久雄)
- Last Bronx (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Producer[6]
- Le Mans 24 (Model 3; 1997) — Executive Producer
- Winter Heat (Saturn; 1998) — General Manager[7]
- Last Bronx (Windows PC; ?) — 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
- 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)
- Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks
- Virtua Athlete 2K (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer
- Virtua Tennis (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer
- De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks
- Air Trix (Hikaru; 2001) — Producer
- Illbleed (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks
- Segagaga (Dreamcast; 2001) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 小口 久雄)
- Crazy Taxi 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
- Confidential Mission (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
- Virtua Tennis 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
- The Maze of the Kings (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2002) — Executive Producer
- Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Xbox; 2002) — Executive Producer
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube; 2002) — Executive Management
- Crazy Taxi (Windows PC; ?) — Producer
- Shenmue II (Xbox; 2002) — Executive Producer
- Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Executive Management
- Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Executive Management[8]
- 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
- Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube; 2003) — Executive Producer
- Puyo Pop Fever (NAOMI; 2003) — Executive Producer
- Sonic Battle (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Executive Producer
- 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; ?) — Executive Producer
- Astro Boy (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Executive Producer
- Puyo Pop Fever (GameCube; 2004) — Executive Producer
- Sonic Advance 3 (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Executive Producer
- Puyo Pop Fever (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Executive Producer
- Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Executive Producer[9]
- Virtua Quest (GameCube; 2004) — Executive Producer
- Puyo Pop Fever (Windows PC; ?) — 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
- Puyo Pop Fever (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Executive Producer
- Puyo Pop Fever (PlayStation Portable; 2004) — Executive Producer
- OutRun 2 (Xbox; 2004) — Executive Producer
- Altered Beast (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
- Shining Force Neo (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
- Guilty Gear XX Reload (PlayStation Portable; 2005) — Executive Producer[10]
- 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
- Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Executive Producer
- Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (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)
- Yakuza (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Executive Producer
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
- 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. 27: Panzer Dragoon (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka (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; ?) — Executive Producer
- Phantasy Star Universe (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Executive Producer
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (PlayStation 2; 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)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Executive Producer
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — President
- Puyo Puyo! (Wii; 2007) — Executive Producer
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Executive Producer
- Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Executive Producer
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 31: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Executive Producer
- Ghost Squad (Wii; 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
- The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Executive Supervisors
- Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Special Thanks
- Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (Wii; 2010) — Executive Producer (as Oguchi Hisao)
Videos
- Sonic - Night of the Werehog (??; ?) — Executive Producers
Music
- Last Bronx: Tokyo Bangaichi Soundtracks vs Club Remix (CD; 1996) — General Manager[11]
- 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[12] (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
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Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Hisao Oguchi
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/album/02_dp/02.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-06-20 12:47)
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-02)" (JP; 1997-01-13), page 17
- ↑ File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Cyber Troopers Virtual On Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:LastBronx Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Last Bronx Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:WinterHeat_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Shining Force GBA credits.pdf
- ↑ File:GGXXReload_PSP_JP_SSCredits.pdf
- ↑ File:LBTBvsCR CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 22
- ↑ 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) |