Kazunori Yamauchi
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Kazunori Yamauchi is a Japanese game designer, producer, and professional racing driver best known as the creator and long-time lead of the Gran Turismo racing game series.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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human ⓘ professional racing driver ⓘ video game designer ⓘ video game producer ⓘ |
| citizenship | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployment | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesFor | Nissan (as a racing driver in some events) ⓘ |
| employer |
Polyphony Digital
NERFINISHED
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Sony Interactive Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
motorsport
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racing video games ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| genre | racing video game ⓘ |
| givenName | Kazunori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
designer
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game director ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| influenced | realistic racing simulation games ⓘ |
| influencedBy | real-world motorsport ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the Gran Turismo series
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directing the Gran Turismo series ⓘ |
| name | Kazunori Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
establishing Gran Turismo as a best-selling PlayStation franchise
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pioneering realistic console racing simulators ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gran Turismo
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Gran Turismo 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec NERFINISHED ⓘ Gran Turismo 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gran Turismo 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gran Turismo 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gran Turismo 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gran Turismo Sport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
game designer
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racing driver ⓘ video game producer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Nürburgring 24 Hours
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endurance racing ⓘ |
| platformWorkedOn |
PlayStation
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PlayStation 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
CEO of Polyphony Digital
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president of Polyphony Digital ⓘ |
| sport | auto racing ⓘ |
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