Masanori Ohe

Masanori Ohe
Employment history: Data East Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega Software R&D Dept. 2 CSK Research Institute Divisions: AM2 of CRI Sega-AM2 Sega Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega AM3 Sega Divisions: Sega Project Support Dept.
Role(s): Director, producer

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Masanori Ohe (大江 真徳) is the deputy director of Sega's Project Support Department. He was one of the Data East developers who moved to Sega during the development of Shenmue. He has been a graphic designer, director, producer and service director.

While at Data East, he was known as Shintoku, a way of reading his first name Masanori (真徳) when each character in his name is treated as its own word: Shin (真) and Toku (徳).

Production history

Games

• Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive; 1996) — Graphic Director (as Masanori Oe)
• Winter Heat (Sega Titan Video; 1997) — Chief Graphic Designer (as Masanori Oe)
• Winter Heat (Saturn; 1998) — Chief Graphic Designer (as Masanori Oe)
• Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Design Director
• Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Director
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Design Director
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
• Virtua Fighter 4 (NAOMI 2; 2001) — Special Thanks
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Assistant Producer
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Supervisor
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — R&D Dept.#2 Visual Editing Supervisor
• Virtua Cop 3 (Chihiro; 2003) — Producer
• Ghost Squad (Chihiro; 2004) — Director
• After Burner Climax (Lindbergh; 2006) — Special Thanks
• Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice (Lindbergh; 2006) — Producer
• Ghost Squad Evolution (Lindbergh Red; 2007) — Director
• Derby Owners Club 2008: Feel the Rush (Lindbergh Blue; 2008)
• Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics (RingWide; 2010) — Producer
• Sonic Runners (iOS; 2015) — Service Director
• Sonic Runners (Android; 2015) — Service Director
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Project Support Department
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Project Support Department
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Xbox One; 2023) — Project Support Department
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Steam; 2023) — Project Support Department
• Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (iOS; 2023) — Deputy Director of Project Support Department
• Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Apple TV; 2023) — Deputy Director of Project Support Department
• Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Mac App Store; 2023) — Deputy Director of Project Support Department
• Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Deputy Director of Project Support Department
• Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Deputy Director of Project Support Department
• Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Deputy Director of Project Support Department
• Sonic Superstars (??; 2023) — Deputy Director of Project Support Department
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Project Support Department
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Project Support Department
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Project Support Department

Music

• Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Original Sound Track (CD; 2000) — Art Director
• Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Original Sound Track (CD; 2000) — Design Director

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Masanori Ohe

External links

• Masanori Ohe on Facebook