Shuji Utsumi

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Shuji Utsumi
Place of birth: Japan
Employment history:
Role(s): Producer, Executive
Education: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania[2]

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Shuji Utsumi (内海 州史) is a Japanese businessman and former Sega of Japan senior vice president.[2]

Career

Shuji Utsumi joined Sony in 1986 and was assigned to its main General Planning Office. While he was employed, he obtained an MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania under an in-house study abroad program. He was deeply involved in the establishment of Sony Computer Entertainment and the launch of PlayStation's American business.

After helping to launch the PlayStation in the United States, Utsumi was hired by Sega of Japan as its senior vice president, where he assisted in the launch of the Sega Dreamcast.

Following his time at Sega, Utsumi went on to become deeply involved in the production of the Kingdom Hearts series. In 2003, he co-founded Q Entertainment alongside game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi, becoming the company's CEO and frequently acting as company producer. More recently, Utsumi has served as the CSO of Sega of Japan and the general manager of Japan Asia Studio,[2] followed by becoming the head of Game Contents & Service Business HQ, Project Management HQ.[3]

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

Hardware

Interviews

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sega.co.jp/recruit/episode/episode06/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://otocoto.jp/column/utsumi32/
  3. ↑ https://ircms.irstreet.com/contents/data_file.php?template=1907&brand=93&folder_contents=11198&src_data=292908&filename=pdf_file.pdf
  4. ↑ File:Virtuacop2 sat us manual.pdf, page 18
  5. ↑ File:Shiningtheholyark sat us manual.pdf, page 22
  6. ↑ Die Hard Arcade (Saturn) US manual, page 18
  7. ↑ File:Manxtt sat us manual.pdf, page 22
  8. ↑ File:Skytarget sat us manual.pdf, page 26
  9. ↑ File:Wsb98 sat us manual.pdf, page 31
  10. ↑ File:Lastbronx sat us manual.pdf, page 26
  11. ↑ File:Lost World GG credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:The Lost World Jurassic Park GG US Manual.pdf, page 13
  13. ↑ File:NFL 98 MD credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Lost World Saturn credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Lostworld sat us manual.pdf, page 22
  16. ↑ File:Steepslopesliders sat us manual.pdf, page 21
  17. ↑ File:Nbaaction98 sat us manual.pdf, page 28
  18. ↑ File:Nhlallstar98 sat us manual.pdf, page 19
  19. ↑ File:Quake sat us manual.pdf, page 18
  20. ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
  21. ↑ File:Thotd sat us manual.pdf, page 26
  22. ↑ File:SARemix CD JP booklet.pdf, page 9
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