Hideo Yoshizawa

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Hideo Yoshizawa
吉沢 秀雄
Born (1960-09-02) September 2, 1960 (age 64)
Occupation(s)Video game director, producer and writer
Notable workNinja Gaiden
Klonoa
Mr Driller

Hideo Yoshizawa (吉沢 秀雄, Yoshizawa Hideo) born September 2, 1960, is a Japanese video game director, screenwriter, and producer, most famous for his work on the Ninja Gaiden and Klonoa series of video games.[1][2][3] Prior to being employed by Namco, he worked for Tecmo and was involved in the original Ninja Gaiden trilogy for the Nintendo Entertainment System under the name "Sakurazaki".

As of April 2016, Yoshizawa has left Bandai Namco Studios and is now working freelance.[4] On January 10, 2017, Henshin announced that they had signed Yoshizawa on board for their then upcoming animated film adaptation of Klonoa as an executive producer.

Yoshizawa is a professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University.[5]

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  2. ^ "Klonoa Now And Then: Hideo Yoshizawa Returns To Phantomile". Siliconera. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  3. ^ Ashcraft, Brian (June 2009). "What Tecmo Used To Do To Easy Games…". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Hideo Yoshizawa". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. ^ "『風のクロノア 1&2アンコール』オリジナル版開発陣インタビュー。感動のエンディングは「熱量が一気に消費されず、じわじわと広がったことで深く心に刻まれたのかもしれません」 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-04.