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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese person
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
Sony Interactive Entertainment NERFINISHED
familyName Yamauchi NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork motorsport
racing video games
video games
genre racing video game
givenName Kazunori NERFINISHED
hasRole designer
game director
producer
influenced realistic racing simulation games
influencedBy real-world motorsport
knownFor creating the Gran Turismo series
directing the Gran Turismo series
name Kazunori Yamauchi NERFINISHED
nationality Japan NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableAchievement establishing Gran Turismo as a best-selling PlayStation franchise
pioneering realistic console racing simulators
notableWork Gran Turismo NERFINISHED
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
racing driver
video game producer
participatedIn Nürburgring 24 Hours NERFINISHED
endurance racing
platformWorkedOn PlayStation NERFINISHED
PlayStation 2 NERFINISHED
PlayStation 3 NERFINISHED
PlayStation 4 NERFINISHED
PlayStation 5 NERFINISHED
positionHeld CEO of Polyphony Digital
president of Polyphony Digital
sport auto racing

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Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi
Gran Turismo 5 director Kazunori Yamauchi
Gran Turismo 5 producer Kazunori Yamauchi