Hiroshi Kataoka

Hiroshi Kataoka

Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Producer, Director, Executive

Hiroshi Kataoka (片岡洋) is the the head of AM2 as well as an Executive Manager on Sega's arcade business.

He joined Sega AM2 in 1991, originally applying as a programmer. However mandate from Sega came in saying that aside from a group of designers or programmers, "planners" are also needed for each division, including AM2. Just as Kataoka entered the company he was thrust into that position, said to be able to handle it. However after that, he was thrust into another dificult position, managing the development of arcade game Desert Tank, where Kataoka travelled to America communicating to foreigners to developed the game without knowing English too well. All that experience helped him however in his current position of Manager.

Production history

Games

Soreike Kokology (System 32; 1992) — Planner
Desert Tank (Model 2; 1994) — Producer
Fighting Vipers (Model 2; 1995) — Director
Fighting Vipers (Model 2; 1995) — Stage Designers
Sonic the Fighters (Model 2; 1996) — Director
Fighting Vipers (Saturn; 1996) — Director^[1]
Fighters Megamix (Saturn; 1996) — Director^[2] (as 片岡洋)
Fighting Vipers 2 (Model 3; 1998) — Director
Charge 'N Blast (NAOMI; 1999) — Special Thanks
Outtrigger (NAOMI; 1999) — Director
Outtrigger (NAOMI; 1999) — Lighting Engine
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (NAOMI; 1999) — Coordinator
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — R&D Dept. #2 Supervisors
Rent A Hero No.1 (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 片岡洋)
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (Dreamcast; 2000) — Coordinator
Charge 'N Blast (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks
Fighting Vipers 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director^[3]
Virtua Fighter 4 (NAOMI 2; 2001) — Coordinator
Outtrigger (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Total Advisers
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Coordinator
Virtua Fighter 4 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Coordinator^[4] (as 片岡洋)
The King of Route 66 (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Coordinator
Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox; 2002) — Motion Actor
Virtua Cop: Elite Edition (PlayStation 2; 2002) (as 片岡洋)
Sega Yonin Uchi Mahjong MJ (NAOMI Satellite Terminal; 2002) — Producer
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (PlayStation 2; 2001) — Coordinator
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Producer^[5]
Quest of D (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2004) — Producer
Virtua Quest (PlayStation 2; 2004) — スペシャルサンクス (as 片岡洋)
Virtua Quest (GameCube; 2004) — Special Thanks (as Hiroshi kataoka)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Director
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Stage Designers
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Supervisor
Sonic Gems Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Supervisor
Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube; 2005) — Supervisor
Virtua Fighter 5 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Producer
After Burner Climax (Lindbergh; 2006) — Special Thanks
Quest of D: The Battle Kingdom (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2007) — Producer
Rhythm Tengoku (NAOMI; 2007)
Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360; 2007) — Special Thanks
Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — AM2
Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — AM2
Sega Superstars Tennis (Nintendo DS; 2008) — AM2
Virtua Fighter 5 R (Lindbergh; 2008) — Producer
Sega Racing Classic (RingWide; 2009) — Special Thanks
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — Creative Officer
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — Creative Officer
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Nintendo DS; 2010) — R&D Creative Officers
After Burner Climax (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Special Thanks
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Lindbergh; 2010) — Producer
Daytona USA (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Special Thanks
Daytona USA (Xbox 360; 2011) — Special Thanks
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Xbox 360; 2012) — Producer
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Producer
3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Special Thanks
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Chief Producer
Soul Reverse Zero (iOS; 2016) — Special Thanks (as 片岡洋)
Soul Reverse Zero (Android; 2016) — Special Thanks (as 片岡洋)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Chief Producer
Soul Reverse (ALLS UX; 2018) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Chief Producers
Mission: Impossible Arcade (Arcade; 2021) — Special Thanks
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PlayStation 4; 2021)

Videos

Out Run/Turbo Out Run Strategy Movie ＆ S.S.T. Band Live+1 (DVD; 2007) — Special Thanks

Music

Fighting Vipers 2 The Sound Album (CD; 1998) — Producer
Quest of D Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Original Game Producer
OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks
Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box (CD; 2009) — SPECIAL THANKS to^[6]

Soreike Kokology (1991)
Virtua Racing (1992)
Soreike Kokology 2 (1993)
Desert Tank (1994) — Director
Sonic the Fighters (1996) — Director
Sega Yonin Uchi Mahjong MJ (2002) — Producer
Quest of D (2004) — Producer
Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Supervisor (Sonic the Fighters (Console Conversion Credits))
Virtua Fighter 5 (Arcade version) (2006) — Producer
Rhythm Tengoku (2007) — Producer
Sega Superstars Tennis (2008) — Special Thanks
Border Break (2009) — Chief Producer
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) R&D Creative Officer (Sega Japan)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (2013) — Chief Producer
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (2014) — Chief Producer
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (2015) — Chief Producer
KanColle Arcade (2016) — Chief Producer
Soul Reverse (2018) — Chief Producer

Magazine articles

Main article: Hiroshi Kataoka/Magazine articles.

Interviews

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Hiroshi Kataoka

References

[:File:FightingV_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-1] File:FightingV Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:FightersM_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-2] File:FightersM Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Fighting_Vipers_2_Dreamcast_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Fighting Vipers 2 Dreamcast credits.pdf

[:File:VirtuaFighter4_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-4] File:VirtuaFighter4_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-5] File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:LGATVGDUSAAB_Music_JP_inlay_back.jpg_p-6] File:LGATVGDUSAAB Music JP inlay back.jpg

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