Eigo Kasahara

Eigo Kasahara

Employment history: Sega of Japan Divisions: AM2 of CRI Amusement Vision Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega Sports Design R&D Dept. Sega CS3 Sega CS2
Role(s): Director, Producer

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Eigo Kasahara (笠原英伍) is a veteran employee for SEGA. His most notable roles are that he was a major contributor to Shenmue with Yu Suzuki and many years later, he was behind the international releases of the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic games. After CS3 ceased to exist and merged into CS1 and CS2, Kasahara has become the head of CS2.^[1]

Production history

Games

Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Planning Director
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Director
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Director of Overseas Version
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Planning Director
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Planning Director
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (GameCube; 2002) — Director
F-Zero AX (Triforce; 2003) — Planners
F-Zero GX (GameCube; 2003) — Planners
Virtua Striker 4 (Triforce; 2004) — Planning Director
Virtua Striker 4 Ver. 2006 (Triforce; 2006) — Planning Director
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Game Director
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Game Director
Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360; 2008) — Special Thanks
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS; 2009) — Director
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii; 2011) — Director
Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Project Support
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Co Producer
Uta Kumi 575 (PlayStation Vita; 2014) — プロジェクトサポート (as 笠原英伍)
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Project Support
Puyo Puyo Tetris (PlayStation 4; 2014) — Project Support
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Project Support
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U; 2014) — Project Support
Sonic Runners (iOS; 2015) — Project Support
Sonic Runners (Android; 2015) — Project Support
Miracle Girls Festival (PlayStation Vita; 2015) — プロジェクトサポート (as 笠原英伍)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U; 2016) — Director
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo Switch; 2017) — Project Support
Sonic Forces (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Project Support
Sonic Forces (Nintendo Switch; 2017) — Project Support
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Development Support
Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages Thunder Force IV (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages Phantasy Star (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Sega Heroes (Android; 2018) — Shenmue
Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages Puyo Puyo (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Chief Producers
Team Sonic Racing (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Development Support
Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Creative Producer
Sega Ages Columns II (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Chief Producers
ChuChu Rocket! Universe (iOS; 2019) — Character Supervision
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Creative Producer
Shin Sakura Taisen (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Chief Producers
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Creative Producer
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Xbox One; 2021) — Development Support
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Development Support
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Nintendo Switch; 2021) — Development Support
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (??; 2021) — Development Support
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Creative Producers
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Creative Producers
Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Creative Producers
Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Creative Producers
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Steam; 2023) — Development Support
Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (iOS; 2023) — Creative Producers
Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Apple TV; 2023) — Creative Producers
Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Mac App Store; 2023) — Creative Producers
Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Creative Producers
Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Creative Producers
Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Creative Producers
Sonic Superstars (??; 2023) — Creative Producers

Music

Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Original Sound Track (CD; 2000) — Planning Director^[2]

F-Zero AX Monster Ride^[3] (2003) — Planner
The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic (2004) — Producer
Sonic Unleashed (PS3 & Xbox 360 Version) (2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic Runners (2015) — Project Support
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U Version) (2016) — Director
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (2018) — Development Support

Interviews

Eigo Kasahara interview by Weekly-AM2 (July 16, 2002)

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Eigo Kasahara

External links

Amusement Vision planning column #6

References

↑ https://www.resetera.com/threads/an-overview-of-the-current-developers-in-sega-japan.17290/
↑ File:ShenmueOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15
↑ http://amusementvision.com/column/plan_06.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-06-22 15:58)

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