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Hideo Yoshizawa is a writer, game designer, and director. Currently a freelancer, his past work includes the NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy (while at Tecmo) and the Klonoa and Mr. Driller series (while at Namco).

Gameography

Game	Year	Original platform	Publisher	Role(s)	Notes
Mighty Bomb Jack	1986	NES	Tecmo	Director	Uncredited
Gemini Wing	1987	Arcade		Director, screenplay	Credited as "S. Sakurazaki"
Ninja Gaiden	1988	NES		Director, story, screenplay	Credited as "S. Sakurazaki"
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos	1990			Executive director, story, director (action unit)	Credited as "S. Sakurazaki" for the latter two positions
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom	1991			Executive director	Credited as "H. Yoshizawa"
Radia Senki: Reimeihen				Executive producer, scenario unit	Credited as "S Sakurazaki"
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee				Advisor^{[note 1]}	Credited as "Shuichi Sakurazaki"^{[note 2]}
Smash Tennis	1993	SNES	Namco	Director, screenplay (theater display)	Credited as "S. Sakurazaki"
YuYu Hakusho	1993	SNES		Planning, production^{[note 3]}	Credited as "Shuichi Sakurazaki"^{[note 4]}
LiberoGrande	1997	Arcade		Direction	Credited as "H. Yoshizawa"
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile	1997	PS1		Director, screenplay	Credited as "Shūichi Sakurazaki" for the screenplay and "Hideo Yoshizawa (Dear 10 Memories)" as director
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4	1998	PS1		Project supervisor
Mr. Driller	1999	Arcade		Producer
Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum	1999	WonderSwan		Producer
Ridge Racer V	2000	PS2		Project supervisor
Mr. Driller 2	2000	Arcade		Producer
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil	2001	PS2		Supervisor, screenplay	Credited as "Shūichi Sakurazaki" for the screenplay
Mr. Driller G		Arcade		Producer
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams		GBA		Story, special thanks	Credited as "S Sakurazaki" for the story and "H Yoshizawa" under "special thanks"
Mr. Driller A	2002	GBA		Producer
Mr. Driller: Drill Land	2002	GameCube
Mr. Driller Drill Spirits	2004	DS
Pac-Pix	2005
QuickSpot	2006		Namco Bandai
Trioncube	2006
Mr. Driller Online	2008	Xbox Live Arcade		Supervisor
Klonoa	2008	Wii		Production supervisor, scenario	Credited as "Shuichi Sakurazaki" for the scenario (carried over from the original game)
Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop	2009	DSiWare		Producer
Muscle March	2009	WiiWare		Producer

"Special Thanks"/"Thanks"-only credits
Game	Year	Original platform	Publisher	Role
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere	1999	PS1	Namco	Special thanks
MotoGP	2000	PS2	Namco	Thanks
Ridge Racer 7	2006	PS3	Namco Bandai	Special thanks
Mario Sports Superstars	2017	3DS	Nintendo	Special thanks
The Messenger	2018	Various^{[note 5]}	Devolver Digital	Special thanks
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series	2022	Various^{[note 6]}	Bandai Namco	Special thanks

Interviews

"Champion of Dreams" (1Up.com, September 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)

Notes

↑ Originally "アドバイザー" in Japanese
↑ Originally "さくらざきしゅういち" (Sakurazaki Shūichi) in Japanese
↑ Originally "企画・制作" in Japanese
↑ Originally "桜咲秀一" (Sakurazaki Shūichi) in Japanese
↑ Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One
↑ PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S

[1] Originally "アドバイザー" in Japanese

[2] Originally "さくらざきしゅういち" (Sakurazaki Shūichi) in Japanese

[3] Originally "企画・制作" in Japanese

[4] Originally "桜咲秀一" (Sakurazaki Shūichi) in Japanese

[5] Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One

[6] PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S

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 '''Hideo Yoshizawa''' is a writer, game designer, and director. Currently a freelancer, his past work includes the NES ''Ninja Gaiden'' trilogy (while at Tecmo) and the ''Klonoa'' and ''Mr. Driller'' series (while at Namco).