director
Masayoshi Kikuchi
菊池正義
About
Masayoshi Kikuchi is a Japanese game director who served as director of Jet Set Radio (2000) at Sega's AM6 / Smilebit division. Jet Set Radio was a groundbreaking Dreamcast action game set in a cel-shaded Tokyo, with a soundtrack blending hip-hop, funk, and J-pop. The game is credited as among the first to use cel-shading as a primary visual style and was praised for its artistic originality. Kikuchi was interviewed for the 2019 Dreamcast 20th anniversary documentary alongside other key Dreamcast-era creators.
Timeline & Works
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- 2000
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