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- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- August 3, 1970
- Place of Birth
- Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Masahiro Sakurai
Masahiro Sakurai is a Japanese video game director and game designer best known as the creator of the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series. Apart from his work on those series, he also led the design of Meteos in 2005 and directed Kid Icarus: Uprising in 2012. Formerly an employee of HAL Laboratory, he founded Sora Ltd. in 2005, a company he still leads. He is also an author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine, and has done voice acting work in some of his games.
Filmography
tvMasahiro Sakurai on Creating Games
2022 · Masahiro Sakurai, Creator
movieKirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert
2017 · Himself
movieFire Emblem Festival Love & Courage 25th Anniversary Concert
2016 · Self
tvKid Icarus
2012 · Executive Producer
movieKirby of the Stars Special Episode: Take it Down! The Carapace Monster Ebizo
2009 · Characters
movieKirby: Fright to the Finish!
2005 · Characters
tvKirby: Right Back at Ya!
2001 · Characters
movieKirby of the Stars Pilot
2000 · Writer
movieMario Kirby Masterpiece Video
1993 · Characters