Tokuro Fujiwara

Tokuro Fujiwara (藤原 得郎, Fujiwara Tokurō, born April 7, 1961),[1] sometimes credited as Professor F or Arthur King, is a Japanese video game designer, involved in the development of many classic Capcom video games. He directed early Capcom titles such as the run-and-gun shooter Commando (1985), the platformers Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985) and Bionic Commando (1987), and the survival horror game Sweet Home (1989). He was also a main producer for the Mega Man series and worked on the CP System arcade game Strider (1989). He also conceived of Resident Evil (1996) as a remake of his earlier game Sweet Home, and worked on the game as general producer.[2] He worked as the general manager of the Capcom Console Games Division from 1988 to 1996.

Tokuro Fujiwara
藤原 得郎
Born (1961-04-07) April 7, 1961
NationalityJapanese
Alma materOsaka Designers' College
OccupationVideo game designer, director, producer
Years active1982–2009, 2015–present
EmployerKonami (1982–1983)
Capcom (1983–1996, 2005–2009)

After working at Capcom for thirteen years, he left the company to form his own studio, Whoopee Camp. His last game was Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection for former employer Capcom. He is notorious for making his titles difficult for the average video game player and strict personality among peers. IGN listed Fujiwara at number 13 in its "Top 100 Game Creators of All Time" list.[3]

Profile
  • 1982 - Joins Konami
  • 1983 - Leaves Konami, joins Capcom
  • 1996 - Quits Capcom, establishes Whoopee Camp
  • 1998 - Establishes Deep Space
  • 1999 - Whoopee Camp is placed into dormancy, making him the sole employee
  • 2005 - Returns to Capcom
  • 2009 - Took a break due to health reasons
  • 2015 - Quietly returns to the games industry as a consultant
  • 2018 - Brought Whoopee Camp out of dormancy to continue consultant work

Works
Year Game Role
1982 Pooyan Director
1983 Roc 'N Rope Director
1984 Vulgus Director
1984 Pirate Ship Higemaru Director
1985 Ghosts 'n Goblins Director
1985 Commando Director
1986 The Speed Rumbler Director
1987 Bionic Commando (Arcade) Director
1987 Tiger Road Director
1987 Mega Man[3]
1988 Bionic Commando (NES)[2]
1988 Ghouls 'n Ghosts Director
1988 Mega Man 2 Producer
1989 Strider Adviser
1989 Sweet Home Director
1989 Marusa no Onna Director
1989 Destiny of an Emperor Producer
1989 DuckTales Producer
1989 Willow (NES) Producer
1990 Gargoyle's Quest Producer
1990 Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Producer
1990 Adventures in the Magic Kingdom Producer
1990 Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Producer
1990 Little Nemo: The Dream Master Executive Producer
1990 Mega Man 3 Producer
1991 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Producer
1991 The Little Mermaid Producer
1991 Destiny of an Emperor II Director
1991 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Producer
1991 Mega Man 4 Producer
1991 Mega Man II (Game Boy) Producer
1992 Darkwing Duck Producer
1992 Gargoyle's Quest II Producer
1992 Gold Medal Challenge '92 Producer?
1992 TaleSpin Producer
1992 Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse Producer
1992 Mega Man III (Game Boy) Producer
1992 Mega Man 5 Producer
1993 Breath of Fire Producer
1993 DuckTales 2 Producer?
1993 Final Fight 2 Producer
1993 Mighty Final Fight Producer
1993 Goof Troop Producer
1993 Mega Man IV (Game Boy) Producer
1993 Mega Man 6 Producer
1993 Disney's Aladdin Adviser
1993 Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2 Producer?
1993 Mega Man X Producer
1994 Mega Man Soccer Producer
1994 The Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie Producer
1994 Demon's Crest Producer
1994 X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse Producer
1994 Breath of Fire II Producer
1994 Bonkers Producer
1994 Mega Man X2 Producer
1994 Mega Man V (Game Boy) Producer
1995 Mega Man 7 Producer
1995 Mega Man X3 Producer
1995 Mickey to Donald Magical Adventure 3 Producer
1995 Final Fight 3 Producer
1995 Hanako Sangakita!! Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa Producer
1996 Resident Evil General Producer
1997 Tomba! Executive Producer, Director, Art Director
1999 Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Chief Producer, Game Design
2001 Extermination Executive Producer
2003 Hungry Ghosts Executive Producer, Director
2006 Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins Director, Planning
2008 Bionic Commando Rearmed Consultant
2009 MadWorld Original Game Design
2021 Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection Director

Interviews

Notes
  1. ゲームセンターCX COMPLETE. Ohta Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-4-7783-1180-3. 和書.
  2. The Man Who Made Ghosts’n Goblins: Tokuro Fujiwara Interview Archived 2018-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, CONTINUE, Vol. 12, 2003
  3. 13. Tokuro Fujiwara Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, Top 100 Game Creators of All Time, IGN

References
  1. ^ SCEI (1998). "Deep Space Establishment" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2004. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
  2. ^ ASOB book. "Biohazard World of Shinji Mikami". Retrieved June 21, 2007.
  3. ^ Nes Gbgg. "Tokuro Fujiwara Profile". Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
  4. ^ Polygon (21 January 2019). "How Resident Evil 2 fell apart, then became one of Capcom's biggest hits". Polygon. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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