Noritaka Funamizu
{{short description|Japanese video game designer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Noritaka Funamizu
| native_name = 船水 紀孝
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|12|14}}
| birth_place = Japan
| nationality =
| employer = Capcom (1985–2004)
Crafts & Meister (2004–present)
| alma mater =
| occupation = Video game designer, director, producer
| years_active = 1985–present
}}
{{nihongo|Noritaka Funamizu|船水 紀孝|Funamizu Noritaka|born December 14, 1965}}, sometimes credited as Poo,{{cite video game |title=X-Men vs. Street Fighter |developer=Capcom Co., Ltd |publisher=Capcom Co., Ltd. |date=September 9, 1996 |scene=staff credits}} is a Japanese video game designer, director and producer formerly employed by Capcom. In 2004, he left Capcom to help found Crafts & Meister.
Career
Funamizu was employed by Capcom in 1985. Prior to that, he wrote for Beep as a part-time contributor until he was invited into the company by senior staff. When he joined Capcom, he befriended fellow Capcom designer Yoshiki Okamoto while playing a game of catchball. During the late 1980s and up until the mid-1990s, Funamizu designed and co-designed several of the company's arcade games, including games in the Street Fighter series{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/street-fighter-producer-forms-new-studio/1100-6109057/|title = Street Fighter producer forms new studio}} (particularly Super Street Fighter II and the Street Fighter Alpha series).
Funamizu was later promoted to General Manager of Capcom's Production Studio 1 which produced several of the company's arcade and consumer titles. He, along with producer Katsuhiro Sudo left Capcom in April 2004 to form Crafts & Meister.{{cite web | author=Tanaka, John | date=June 22, 2004 | title=Street Fighter Creator Opens New Studio | url=http://m.ign.com/articles/525367 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717064208/http://m.ign.com/articles/525367 | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 17, 2012 | publisher=IGN | accessdate=March 22, 2012 }}
Works
References
- {{cite book|title=All About Capcom Head-to-Head Fighting Game|language=Japanese|date=September 2000 |isbn=4-88554-676-1|series=A.A. Game History Series (Vol. 1)|author=Studio Bent Stuff|publisher=Dempa Publications, Inc.}}
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External links
- [http://www.crafts-meister.co.jp Craft & Meister] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Japanese video game designers