Yoshinori Kitase

Yoshinori Kitase (北瀬佳範^?; 23 settembre 1966) è un autore di videogiochi giapponese. Lavora alla Square Enix dal 1º aprile 1990 ed è conosciuto per aver realizzato molti videogiochi della serie Final Fantasy come Final Fantasy X.

Biografia

La passione di Kitase per la direzione dei film nacque quando, all'età di 12 anni, vide il film Star Wars. Dopo essersi laureato in arte, cominciò a lavorare per una piccola casa produttrice di cartoni animati per pubblicità e programmi televisivi. Nel 1990 comincia a lavorare per la Square, pur non avendo nessuna conoscenza informatica^[1]. In questi anni dirige Final Fantasy VI (con Hiroyuki Ito), Final Fantasy VII e Final Fantasy VIII.

Successivamente produce Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XIII e Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Lavori

Titolo	Pubblicazione	Console	Accreditato come
Final Fantasy Adventure	1991	Game Boy	Scenario
Romancing SaGa	1992	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Field map designer
Final Fantasy V	1992	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Field planner
Final Fantasy VI	1994	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Director, field planner
Chrono Trigger	1995	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Director, scenario planner
Final Fantasy VII	1997	PlayStation, Windows	Director, scenario planner
Ehrgeiz	1998	PlayStation	FF VII staff
Final Fantasy VIII	1999	PlayStation, Windows	Director, scenario planner
Final Fantasy X	2001	PlayStation 2	Producer
Kingdom Hearts	2002	PlayStation 2	Co-producer
Final Fantasy X-2	2003	PlayStation 2	Producer
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII	2004	Cellulare	Producer
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories	2004	Game Boy Advance	Co-producer
Final Fantasy VII: Technical Demo for PS3	2005	PlayStation 3	Supervisor
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children	2005	DVD, PlayStation Portable	Producer
Kingdom Hearts II	2005	PlayStation 2	Co-producer
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	2006	PlayStation 2	Producer
Final Fantasy V Advance	2006	Game Boy Advance	Supervisor
Final Fantasy VI Advance	2006	Game Boy Advance	Supervisor
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII	2007	PlayStation Portable	Executive producer, event planner
Sigma Harmonics	2008	Nintendo DS	Producer
Dissidia Final Fantasy	2008	PlayStation Portable	Producer
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete	2009	Film	Producer
Final Fantasy XIII	2009	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Producer, Crystal Tools development staff
The 3rd Birthday	2010	PlayStation Portable	Executive producer
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy	2011	PlayStation Portable	Special thanks
Final Fantasy Type-0	2011	PlayStation Portable	Producer
Final Fantasy XIII-2	2011	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Producer
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	2013	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Producer
Final Fantasy X HD Remaster	2013	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita	Producer
Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster	2013	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita	Producer
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call	2013	Nintendo 3DS	Special Thanks
Final Fantasy VII G-Bike	2014	iOS, Android	Executive Producer
Mobius Final Fantasy	2015	iOS, Android	Producer
Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius	2015	iOS, Android	Special Thanks
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV	2016	Film	Special Thanks
Final Fantasy XV	2016	PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Special thanks, original producer
Final Fantasy VII Remake	2020	PlayStation 4	Producer