Kazunori Yamauchi

Producer · Designer · Director · Studio Executive

Kazunori Yamauchi is President and Representative Director of Polyphony Digital Inc. and a video game producer, designer, and director.

Born August 05, 1967

Career

Yamauchi joined Sony Music Entertainment in April 1992.

He joined Sony Computer Entertainment in November 1993.

Gran Turismo was released in December 1997.

He became President in April 2000.

Interesting Facts

  • The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia awarded Yamauchi an honorary master's degree in Vehicle Engineering on 17 October 2017.
  • Yamauchi won the SP8T class at the 2011 Nürburgring 24 Hours in a Nissan GT-R.

Credited Games