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) |
| Role(s): Executive |
| Education: Aeronautical Engineering; University of Tokyo |
Shoichiro Irimajiri (入交 昭一郎) (born January 3, 1940, in Kobe, Japan) is a Japanese engineer and businessman.
He 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 Corporation, asked him to become vice president of the company. He became president of Sega in 1998, 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 & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Executive Management[1] (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[2]
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Producer[3]
- Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — 製作・総指揮[4] (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Executive Producer[5]
- 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[6]
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; 1997) — Executive Producer
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Manager[7]
- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー[8] (as 入交 昭一郎)
- Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Executive Management[9]
- Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare (Saturn; 1998) — 制作・総指揮[10] (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
- 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)
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producer[11]
- 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[12]
- 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)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Executive Management (as Shouichirou Irimajiri)
- Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — Executive Management (as Shouichirou Irimajiri)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994) — Executive Management (as Shouichirou Irimajiri)
- Sonic 3D Blast (1996) — Executive Producer
- Daytona USA (1996) — Executive Producer for PC Staff
- Sonic Jam (1997) — Executive Management
- Burning Rangers (1998) — Executive Management
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — Executive Producer
- NFL 2K (1999) — Special Thanks - Sega of Japan
- NBA 2K (1999) — Special Thanks - Sega of Japan
- D-2 (1999) — Special Thanks
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (2002) — Very Very Executive Producer
References
- ↑ 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:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:NFL2K DC US Manual.pdf, page 22
| SEGA of Japan Executives | |
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| 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) |