Yoshinori Kitase

Developer BIO

Yoshinori Kitase (北瀬 佳範), born 23rd September 1966, is a Japanese game director and producer most known for his work on Final Fantasy games. He was the director of Final Fantasy VI (1994), Final Fantasy VII (1997), and Final Fantasy VIII (1999). He was responsible for the direction of cutscenes, musical cues, character movements, timings, etc., a job he described as comparable to that of a movie director.

After Hironobu Sakaguchi resigned as the producer of the series, Kitase took his place and went on to produce Final Fantasy X (2001), Final Fantasy X-2 (2003), and Final Fantasy XIII (2009).

Websites

• Wikipedia: Yoshinori Kitase -- Article about Yoshinori Kitase at Wikipedia
• Yoshinori Kitase profile -- on the Square Enix People Database.

Games Credited

• Final Fantasy XIV Online (2010), Square Enix, Ltd.
• Final Fantasy XIII (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
• Dissidia: Final Fantasy (2008), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
• Heroes of Mana (2007), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
• Final Fantasy X-2 (2003), Square Co., Ltd.
• Final Fantasy Anthology: European Edition (2002), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Kingdom Hearts (2002), Square Electronic Arts L.L.C.
• Final Fantasy X (2001), Square Co., Ltd.
• Final Fantasy Anthology (1999), Square Electronic Arts L.L.C.
• Final Fantasy VIII (1999), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
• Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring (1998), Square Co., Ltd.
• Final Fantasy VII (1997), Square Co., Ltd.
• Chrono Trigger (1995), Square Co., Ltd.
• Final Fantasy III (1994), Square Co., Ltd.
• Final Fantasy V (1992), Square Co., Ltd.
• Romancing SaGa (1992), Square Co., Ltd.
• Final Fantasy Adventure (1991), Square Co., Ltd.