Shoichiro Irimajiri
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| Shoichiro Irimajiri |
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| Place of birth: Kobe, Japan |
| Date of birth: 1940-01-03 (age 84) |
| Employment history: Sega of Japan (1993[1] – )
Sega of America[1] (1996 – 1998)
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| Role(s): Executive |
| Education: Aeronautical Engineering; University of Tokyo |
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Shoichiro Irimajiri (入交 昭一郎) (born January 3, 1940, in Kobe, Japan) is a Japanese engineer and businessman, and former Sega of Japan executive, Sega of America Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, and Sega Enterprises President.
Career
Shoichiro Irimajiri earned an aeronautical engineering degree from the University of Tokyo and worked for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for 20 years, overseeing the introduction of its Honda CBX motorcycle, design of their F1 racing engines as well as being the president of Honda of America Inc. He resigned in 1992 due to a heart problem, and started a Chinese traditional treatment to restore his condition.
After his recovery, his friend Hayao Nakayama - then president of Sega, asked him to join the company in 1993[1]. In 1996 he became chairman and CEO of Sega of America[1], and in 1998 he became president of the whole Sega group[1]. It was here where he laid an ambitious plan using the Dreamcast to restore Sega's lost market share and prestige which took a severe downfall following the flawed launch of the Sega Saturn as well as the 32X and the Mega-CD.
Production history
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Executive Management[2] (as Shouichirou Irimajiri)
- Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Executive Management[3] (as Shouichirou Irimajiri)
- Omakase! Savers (Saturn; 1996) — エグゼクティブ・プロデューサー (as 入交 昭一郎)
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Management[4]
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Producer[5]
- Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — 製作・総指揮[6] (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Executive Producer[7]
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Management
- Daytona USA (Windows PC; 1996) — Executive Producer
- Daytona USA (Windows PC; 1996) — Produtor Executivo
- Panzer Dragoon (Windows PC; 1996) — Executive Producer
- Advanced World War: Sennen Teikoku no Koubou (Saturn; 1997) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Management[8]
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Manager[9]
- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー[10] (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Executive Management[11]
- Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare (Saturn; 1998) — 制作・総指揮[12] (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Dream Passport (Dreamcast; 1998) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Godzilla Generations (Dreamcast; 1998) — 協力 (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Executive producers
- Dreamcast Middleware Conference Demo Disc Part. 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Executive Adviser (as Irimajiri Shoichiro)
- Blue Stinger (Dreamcast; 1999) — Executive Producer
- Blue Stinger (Dreamcast; 1999) — Sega Enterprises
- Flag to Flag (Dreamcast; 1999) — Executive Producer
- Dream Passport 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Dreamkey (Dreamcast; 1999) — Executive Producer (as Syouichirou Irimajiri)
- ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as いりまじり しょういちろう)
- Samba de Amigo (NAOMI; 1999) — Executive Producer
- Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Very Very Executive Producer
- D-2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks
- Toy Commander (Dreamcast; 1999) — Sega of Japan
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (Dreamcast; 2000) — 製作総指揮 (as 入交 昭一郎)
- NFL 2K (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks - Sega of Japan[13]
- Ogami Ichiro Funtouki: Sakura Taisen Kayou Show "Benitokage" Yori (Dreamcast; 2000) — 制作総指揮 (as 入交 昭一郎)
- NBA 2K (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks - Sega of Japan
- Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer
- Sakura Taisen GB: Geki Hanagumi Nyuutai! (Game Boy Color; 2000) — 製作総指揮 (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Iri-san (Dreamcast; unreleased) — Actor
Hardware
- Sega Dreamcast (Dreamcast; 1998)
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Shoichiro Irimajiri
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Next Generation, "March 1998" (US; 1998-02-17), page 20
- ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic CD PC Dino about credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sakura Taisen 2 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:NFL2K DC US Manual.pdf, page 22
| 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) |