Yoshinori Kitase al Japan Expo Festival del 2013 Yoshinori Kitase (北瀬 佳範 ? ; 23 settembre 1966 ) è un autore di videogiochi giapponese . Lavora alla Square Enix dal 1º aprile 1990 ed è conosciuto per aver realizzato molti videogiochi della serie Final Fantasy come Final Fantasy X .
La passione di Kitase per la direzione dei film nacque quando, all'età di 12 anni, vide il film Star Wars . Dopo essersi laureato in arte, cominciò a lavorare per una piccola casa produttrice di cartoni animati per pubblicità e programmi televisivi. Nel 1990 comincia a lavorare per la Square , pur non avendo nessuna conoscenza informatica[1] . In questi anni dirige Final Fantasy VI (con Hiroyuki Ito), Final Fantasy VII e Final Fantasy VIII .
Successivamente produce Final Fantasy X , Final Fantasy X-2 , Final Fantasy XIII e Final Fantasy XIII-2 .
Titolo Pubblicazione Console Accreditato come Final Fantasy Adventure 1991 Game Boy Scenario Romancing SaGa 1992 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Field map designer Final Fantasy V 1992 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Field planner Final Fantasy VI 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Director, field planner Chrono Trigger 1995 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Director, scenario planner Final Fantasy VII 1997 PlayStation , Windows Director, scenario planner Ehrgeiz 1998 PlayStation FF VII staff Final Fantasy VIII 1999 PlayStation , Windows Director, scenario planner Final Fantasy X 2001 PlayStation 2 Producer Kingdom Hearts 2002 PlayStation 2 Co-producer Final Fantasy X-2 2003 PlayStation 2 Producer Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII 2004 Cellulare Producer Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories 2004 Game Boy Advance Co-producer Final Fantasy VII: Technical Demo for PS3 2005 PlayStation 3 Supervisor Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children 2005 DVD , PlayStation Portable Producer Kingdom Hearts II 2005 PlayStation 2 Co-producer Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII 2006 PlayStation 2 Producer Final Fantasy V Advance 2006 Game Boy Advance Supervisor Final Fantasy VI Advance 2006 Game Boy Advance Supervisor Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 2007 PlayStation Portable Executive producer, event planner Sigma Harmonics 2008 Nintendo DS Producer Dissidia Final Fantasy 2008 PlayStation Portable Producer Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete 2009 Film Producer Final Fantasy XIII 2009 PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Producer, Crystal Tools development staff The 3rd Birthday 2010 PlayStation Portable Executive producer Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy 2011 PlayStation Portable Special thanks Final Fantasy Type-0 2011 PlayStation Portable Producer Final Fantasy XIII-2 2011 PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Producer Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII 2013 PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Producer Final Fantasy X HD Remaster 2013 PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita Producer Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster 2013 PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita Producer Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call 2013 Nintendo 3DS Special Thanks Final Fantasy VII G-Bike 2014 iOS , Android Executive Producer Mobius Final Fantasy 2015 iOS , Android Producer Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius 2015 iOS , Android Special Thanks Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV 2016 Film Special Thanks Final Fantasy XV 2016 PlayStation 4 , Xbox One Special thanks, original producer Final Fantasy VII Remake 2020 PlayStation 4 Producer