Keiichiro Toyama

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Keiichirō Toyama
外山 圭一郎
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Born1970 (age 50–51)
Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Citizenship Japan
Alma materTokyo Zokei University
OccupationVideo game writer, designer, producer
Years active1994–present
EmployerKonami (1994–99)
Sony Interactive Entertainment (1999–2020)
Bokeh Game Studio (2020–present)
Known forSilent Hill
Siren
Gravity Rush

Keiichirō Toyama (外山 圭一郎, Toyama Keiichirō, born 1970) is a Japanese video game director and designer, best known as the creator of the Silent Hill, Siren and Gravity Rush franchises.[1]

Biography[]

Toyama was born in 1970 in Miyazaki Prefecture.[2]

Toyama studied art as an art student in Tokyo Zokei University.[2] After graduating he joined Konami in 1994 as a graphic artist.[3][4] He was the graphic designer and character designer for the Sega CD version of Snatcher and International Track & Field, and after that he created the Silent Hill series.[5] The game was successful and produced various sequels, but Toyama left Team Silent in 1999 after the first game was launched to join Japan Studio afterwards to work on the Siren series.[3][6] He directed the video games Siren (2003) and its sequel Forbidden Siren 2 (2006).[7] In 2008, Toyama released Siren: Blood Curse, a reimagining of the original Siren game. Toyama then worked on the PlayStation Vita game Gravity Rush, released in 2012.[8] A sequel, Gravity Rush 2, was released on January 19, 2017, in Japan.

Toyama left Sony Japan Studio on September 2020. He has founded alongside Kazunobu Sato and Junya Okura, both of whom worked on the Siren series, on August 13, 2020.[4][9][10] When asked about what prompted the move, Toyama stated that he had been inspired by fellow designer Fumito Ueda who had related much of his experiences founding genDESIGN to Toyama.[11]

At his new studio, Toyama announced that he plans on returning to the horror genre, with a debut game inspired in particular by film directors Wong Kar-wai and Fruit Chan.[6]

Works[]

Year Game title Publisher Role
1994 Snatcher Konami Graphic designer (Sega CD version)
1996 International Track & Field Character designer
1999 Silent Hill Director, writer, background designer[12]
2003 Siren Sony Computer Entertainment Director, writer
2006 Forbidden Siren 2 Director, designer, writer
2008 Siren: Blood Curse Director, designer, writer[13]
2012 Gravity Rush Director, designer, original concept, initial story[14][15]
2015 Gravity Rush Remastered Director, designer, original concept, initial story
2017 Gravity Rush 2 Sony Interactive Entertainment Director, designer

Awards[]

In 2012 Toyama received the outstanding performance award at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival and the excellence award at the Japan Game Awards for his work on Gravity Rush.[2][16]

References[]

  1. ^ Perron, Bernard; Barker, Clive (2009-10-07). Horror video games: essays on the fusion of fear and play. McFarland. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-0-7864-4197-6.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "外山ディレクターも空に落ちる!? 『GRAVITY DAZE』本日発売！ おすすめポイントを直撃インタビュー！『2』の最新情報も！【特集第4回】". PlayStation.Blog (in Japanese). 2015-12-10. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Gifford, Kevin (13 October 2013). "Silent Hill creator discusses how he joined the game biz and why AAA horror is 'difficult' to fund". Polygon.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b STENBUCK, KITE (2020-12-03). "Keiichiro Toyama Left SIE and Founded Bokeh Game Studio". Siliconera. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. ^ Barder, Ollie (September 3, 2016). "Keiichiro Toyama Talks About His Work On 'Gravity Rush' And 'Siren'". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b McWhertor, Michael (2021-03-25). "Silent Hill creator teases new horror game project". Polygon. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  7. ^ Reed, Kristan (2006-03-23). "Forbidden Siren 2: Keiichiro Toyama on Sony's latest horror title". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ^ Leo, Jon (June 7, 2011). "E3 2011: Gravity Daze Hands-On Preview". GameSpot. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2 December 2020). "Silent Hill, Gravity Rush's Keiichirō Toyama Leaves SIE, Founds New Studio". Anime News Network.
  10. ^ December 2020, Jordan Gerblick 03. "Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama leaves Sony to form new studio". gamesradar. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  11. ^ Robson, Daniel (23 December 2020). "Silent Hill and Gravity Rush Creator's New Project Will Be a Horror Action-Adventure Game, Aiming for 2023". IGN. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  12. ^ gpara.com, ‘"クリエイターズファイル 第127回′(in Japanese), Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
  13. ^ GameSpot.com, ‘Siren Blood Curse′ tech info, Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
  14. ^ Gamespot.com,Interview With Keiichiro Toyama, Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
  15. ^ GameSpot.com, TGS 2011: Gravity Daze Demo , Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
  16. ^ "今年度の"日本ゲーム大賞"は『GRAVITY DAZE』に決定！【TGS2012】". famitsu. September 20, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

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