Masahiro Sakurai
Writing1970 (56)Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Masahiro Sakurai is a Japanese video game director and game designer best known as the creator of the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series. Apart from his work on those series, he also led the design of Meteos in 2005 and directed Kid Icarus: Uprising in 2012. Formerly an employee of HAL Laboratory, he founded Sora Ltd. in 2005, a company he still leads. He is also an author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine, and has done voice acting work in some of his games.
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9- 2022Masahiro Sakurai on Creating GamesTV showas Masahiro Sakurai · Creator · 289 episodes
2017Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra ConcertMovieas Himself
2016Fire Emblem Festival Love & Courage 25th Anniversary ConcertMovieas Self- 2012Kid IcarusTV showExecutive Producer · 6 episodes
- 2009Kirby of the Stars Special Episode: Take it Down! The Carapace Monster EbizoMovieCharacters
- 2005Kirby: Fright to the Finish!MovieCharacters
- 2001Kirby: Right Back at Ya!TV showCharacters · 100 episodes
- 2000Kirby of the Stars PilotMovieWriter
- 1993Mario Kirby Masterpiece VideoMovieCharacters