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'''Hiroshi Kataoka''' (片岡洋) is the President of [[AM2]] as well as the entire AM R&D department.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (片岡 洋) is the the head of [[AM2]] as well as an Executive Manager on Sega's arcade business.
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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.
  
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Joining [[Sega]] in the mid '90s, Kataoka's has directed titles such as the ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' series, ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'', ''[[Fighters Megamix]]'' and ''[[Outtrigger]]''.  Along with [[Makoto Osaki]] his role shifted to that of a supervisor starting with ''[[Shenmue]]'' and would act as a coordinator for ''[[Eighteen Wheeler: American Pro Trucker]]'' and ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'' and Producer for later installments in the [[Virtua Fighter]] series.
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==Production history==
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Kataoka's contributions to the ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' series include the installation of a nationwide, networked arcade infrastructure for ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'' and an overhauled VF TV system for ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' that brings the most out of the aforementioned infrastructure.  Other work includes being a motion actor for the ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' series.
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* ''[[Virtua Racing]]'' (1992)
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* ''[[Soreike Kokology 2]]'' (1993)
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* ''[[Border Break]]'' (2009) — Chief Producer
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* ''[[Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2]]'' (2014) — Chief Producer
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* ''[[KanColle Arcade]]'' (2016) — Chief Producer
  
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==Production history==
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==Magazine articles==
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* ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Arcade version) (1995) — Director, Stage Designer
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* ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — Director
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* ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'' (1996) — Director
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==Interviews==
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* ''[[Fighters Megamix]]'' (1996) — Director
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{{InterviewList|Hiroshi Kataoka}}
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* ''[[Fighting Vipers 2]]'' (Arcade version) (1998) — Director
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* ''[[Shenmue]]'' (1999) — Supervisor (R&D Dept. #2) (Development Support)
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==Photographs==
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (2000) — Motion Talent (Japanese Staff)
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:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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* ''[[Eighteen Wheeler: American Pro Trucker]]'' (2000/2001/2002) — Coordinator
 
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* ''[[Charge 'N Blast]]'' (2000) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[De La Jet Set Radio]]'' (2001) — Motion Talent (Japanese Staff)
 
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* ''[[Fighting Vipers 2]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (2001) — Director (FightingVipers2 Staff)
 
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* ''[[Outtrigger]]'' (2001) — Director (Dreamcast Development Team)
 
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* ''[[Shenmue II]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (2001) — Total Adviser
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'' (PS2 Version) (2002) — Coordinator
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002) — Motion Actor
 
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* ''[[Virtua Cop: Elite Edition]]'' (2002) — AM2 Staff
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution]]'' (PS2 Version) (2003) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned]]'' (2004) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Virtua Quest]]'' (2004) — Special Thanks (Sega Corporation (Japan)) (as '''Hiroshi kataoka''')
 
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers]]'' (2005) — Director, Stage Designer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Supervisor (''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'' (Console Conversion Credits))
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (Arcade version) (2006) — Producer
 
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* ''[[After Burner Climax]]'' (2006/2010) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (PS3 & Xbox 360 Versions) (2007) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks (Sega Europe Limited)
 
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* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (DS Version) (2008) — AM2 (Special Thanks)
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5 R]]'' (2008) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'' (2010) — R&D Creative Officer (Sega Japan)
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown]]'' (2010/2012) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis 4]]'' (2011) — Chief Producer (Sega of Japan)
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA]]'' (PSN & XBLA Versions) (2011) — Special Thanks (Sega Racing Classic Staff)
 
  
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==References==
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Revision as of 18:06, 20 January 2024

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Hiroshi Kataoka
Date of birth: 1967-04-11[1] (age 57)
Employment history:
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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

Videos

Music

Magazine articles

Main article: Hiroshi Kataoka/Magazine articles.

Interviews

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Hiroshi Kataoka

References

  1. ↑ http://sega.jp/studio/am2.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-16 17:50)
  2. ↑ Interview: Hiroshi Kataoka (2017-07-14) by Sega Interactive
  3. ↑ http://vf20th.sega.jp:80/interview140410A.html (Wayback Machine: 2014-10-27 20:10)
  4. ↑ File:FightingV Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  5. ↑ File:FightersM Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Fighting Vipers 2 Dreamcast credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:VirtuaFighter4_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:LGATVGDUSAAB Music JP inlay back.jpg
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