Toru Osawa

Toru Osawa Current employee of Nintendo Company Limited, having worked mainly in the development department during his time with the company. Osawa was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1962. Osawa is a fan of soccer, and music appreciation. After graduating from the Kyoto Seika University, he officially joined Nintendo in 1985, initially working as a Graphic Artist for the Research & Development 1 Division. ➥ Extended Profile Osawa's first game was Kid Icarus, on which he worked on most of the game himself, until other members of the Metroid team were able to join in. Sakamoto and Osawa would both share the spotlight as the lead game designers of their department, and worked together on several adventure and RPG games including Famicom Tantei Club and Super Metroid. Osawa is all well regarded for his director role on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Most recently, his works include producing the Fatal Frame series that Nintendo became involved with - despite the series having been previously established externally.

Work History Manager / Producer Nintendo Co., Ltd. January 2004 - Present Developer Nintendo Co., Ltd. April 1985 - Present BA, Faculty of Visual Design Kyoto Seika University Fall 1981 – Spring 1985

Notable Works Real Escape Game × Nintendo 3DS (2015) - Assistant Director Zero: Maiden of Black Water (2014) - Co-Producer Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir (2012) - Co-Producer Zero: Deep Crimson Butterfly (2012) - Co-Producer Mario Sports Mix (2011) - Coordinator Takt of Magic (2009) - Supervisor Make And Sing: Monkey Band (2009) - Producer Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (2008) - Producer Make 10: A Numbers Journey (2007) - Producer Odama (2006) - Project Manager Mario Hoops 3 on 3 (2006) - Associate Producer ElectroPlankton (2005) - Producer The Tower SP (2005) - Project Manager Millenium Family (2005) - Producer Mario Party -e (2003) - Director Momoko Sakura's Exciting Carnival (2002) - Director Pokémon Crystal (2000) - Mobile Project Leader The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) - Director Super Metroid (1993) - Designer Mario Clash (1995) - Director Kaeru No Tame Ni Kane Wa Naru (1992) - Director Balloon Kid (1990) - Coordinator Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi (1990) - 2D Designer Famicom Tantei Club 2: The Girl Who Stands Behind (1989) - Director Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha (1988) - 2D Designer Miho Nakayama's Heartbeat High School (1987) - Designer Kid Icarus (1986) - Director Metroid (1986) - Support

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Profile: Toru Osawa / 大澤 徹 / おおさわ とおる
Author: Kyoto Ninja
Source: Game Credits. Facebook Japan. Nintendo Japan Homepage. Kyoto Report Investigative Methods.
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