Hirokazu Hamamura
{{Nihongo|Hirokazu Hamamura|浜村 弘一|Hamamura Hirokazu|born February 8, 1961}}, former Weekly Famitsu chief editor, now is president of Enterbrain.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamezone.de/PlayStation-3-Konsolen-33601/News/Playstation-3-Hirokazu-Hamamura-analysiert-933305/ |title=Playstation 3: Hirokazu Hamamura analysiert |publisher=gamezone.de |date=2007-04-15 |language=German |accessdate=2012-12-31 |archive-date=2018-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201093345/http://www.gamezone.de/Playstation-3-Konsolen-33601/News/Playstation-3-Hirokazu-Hamamura-analysiert-933305/ |url-status=dead }} He is also the director of Kadokawa Group Holdings, Kadokawa Group Publishing, Kadokawa Games and Walker Books. His pen name is {{nihongo|Hamamura Tsūshin|浜村通信}}.
Career
Hamamura was born in Osaka Prefecture. He went on to study at {{ill|Osaka Prefectural Tondabayashi Junior and Senior High School|ja|大阪府立富田林中学校・高等学校}} and then at {{ill|Waseda University Literature Department|ja|早稲田大学第一文学部}}.
During his enrollment, he worked part-time at Sofmap and Comptiq.{{Cite web|title=ファミコンって"自作ゲーム"みたいだったよね――元ファミ通編集長・浜村弘一が目撃したゲーム業界の「カオスな時代」：RPGアツマール|url=https://ch.nicovideo.jp/indies-game/blomaga/ar626342|website=RPGアツマール：ブロマガ - ニコニコチャンネル|accessdate=2019-07-09}}{{Cite web|title=ゲームの周りに凄い才能が集まっていた――日本のコンテンツ業界を振り返る「ゲーマーはもっと経営者を目指すべき！」第12回は，KADOKAWA代表取締役社長・佐藤辰男氏がゲスト|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20130704001/index_2.html|website=4gamer.net|accessdate=2019-07-09|publisher=}} After graduating in 1985, he joined ASCII Corporation editing for {{ill|LOGiN|ja|ログイン (雑誌)}} and Famitsu. He was appointed vice editor-in-chief in 1990 and later editor-in-chief in 1992.
In 1996 due to internal discord within ASCII management, Hamamura's predecessor as editor-in-chief {{ill|Fumitaka Kojima|ja|小島文隆}} and others resigned to establish {{ill|Axela|ja|アクセラ (企業)}}, though Hamamura decided to remain with ASCII. In 2000, he became president of Enterbrain. In 2002, he handed over the editorship of Famitsu to {{ill|Katsuaki Katou|ja|加藤克明}}, but he continued to have a strong influence with his personal column printed at the back of the magazine. He also often appears as a commentator in economic articles when news media covers the game industry.
Hamamura often appears as a guest character in various video games, regardless of genre. In 2008, Capcom's Monster Hunter Frontier Z held an event called Hamamura Souken Monogatari.{{cite web|title=浜村双剣物|url=http://www.famitsu.com/sp/mhf/hamatsusoken/01/index.html|access-date=2023-06-21|archive-date=2013-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916055450/http://www.famitsu.com/sp/mhf/hamatsusoken/01/index.html|url-status=bot: unknown}} In 2019, Hamamura appeared in Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding, providing his likeness for the character of the Collector.{{Cite web |last=Oloman |first=Jordan |date=July 14, 2020 |title=Death Stranding cameos: all celebrity cameos in Death Stranding {{!}} PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/death-stranding-cast-cameos-junji-ito/ |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=PC Gamer}}